Medina vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$673
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$427
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
54
😀 Quality of life
70
60
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.49M

The cost of living in Medina is 58% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4743rd and 6884th ($1182 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th in Saudi Arabia and Brazil, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 4114th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$16281

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$561
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$559
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$416
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$699
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$618
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$579
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$575
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$726
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$545
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$566
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$634
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$631
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$691
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$580
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$604
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$583
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$615
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$563
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$623
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$588
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$434
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$555
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$538
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$611
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$562
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$590
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$630
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$576
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$639
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$571
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$591
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$644
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$621
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$600
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$758
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$569
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$456
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$713
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$637
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$544