Louisville vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Louisville	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4341	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1070	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$1746	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4016	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	54
😀 Quality of life	87	66
🏙️ Population	246K	1.49M

The cost of living in Louisville is 130% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 2604th and 6758th ($1847 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1876th and 33rd 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 102nd best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 326th and 5007th 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	$14.2	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1779	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1441	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.7	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1246	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16070	$11966

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1897
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1906
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1859
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1611
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1813
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1853
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1714
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2100
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1942
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2126
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1650
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2045
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1785
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2392
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1968
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$2002
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1989
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1984
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1913
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1365
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1808
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2060
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1860
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2405
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1900
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2088
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1617
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1843
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1877
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2035

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592