Louisville vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Louisville	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4500	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$1051	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1950	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3986	$413
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	54
😀 Quality of life	87	54
🏙️ Population	246K	1.49M

The cost of living in Louisville is 171% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 2336th and 7055th ($1821 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1917th and 43rd 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 0.6 months in Recife. Louisville ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 299th and 5998th 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	$14.7	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$833	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1673	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.5	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3405	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.52	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1240	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13378	$14050

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974

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