Lisbon vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$626
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	82	43
🏙️ Population	546K	1.66M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 122% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 2695th and 6515th ($1694 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 0.8 months in Recife. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 372nd and 6854th 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	$12.3	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$19214

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525