Louisville vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Louisville	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1837	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4317	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$1745	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3958	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	54
😀 Quality of life	88	65
🏙️ Population	246K	1.49M

The cost of living in Louisville is 128% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 2713th and 6735th ($1837 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1895th and 27th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Louisville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 333rd and 5331st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Recife

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	Louisville	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.42	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.9	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.8	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$806	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1806	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2940	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.56	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.46	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.4	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1219	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16074	$13958

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1908
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1901
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1895
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1603
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2116
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1806
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1836
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1716
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2086
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1924
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2122
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2035
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1679
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1847
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2343
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1928
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2073
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1994
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1911
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1355
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2053
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1855
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2374
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1904
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2074
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1554
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1864
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2011

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583