Lisbon vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$413
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	82	54
🏙️ Population	546K	1.49M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 154% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 2671st and 7055th ($1705 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 43rd in Portugal and Brazil, respectively. Check Portugal vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 475th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Recife

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	Lisbon	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$14050

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509