Milan vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milan	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5010	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$1119	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2148	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2069	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	54
😀 Quality of life	86	54
🏙️ Population	1.35M	1.49M

The cost of living in Milan is 201% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1772nd and 7055th ($2022 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Italy and Brazil, respectively. Check Italy vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 341st and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Recife

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	Milan	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1745	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.37%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4766	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.23	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.9	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$790	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14604	$14050

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Cities near Milan

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi	Monza	$1586
20 km or 13 mi	Seregno	$1503
21 km or 13 mi	Saronno	$1592
29 km or 18 mi	Lodi	$1228
30 km or 19 mi	Cantu	$1506
30 km or 19 mi	Vigevano	$1503
31 km or 19 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496
31 km or 20 mi	Pavia	$1271
39 km or 24 mi	Como	$1634
40 km or 25 mi	Crema	$1365
45 km or 28 mi	Novara	$1157
45 km or 28 mi	Bergamo	$1450
46 km or 28 mi	Lecco	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Varese	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Voghera	$1389
61 km or 38 mi	Piacenza	$1334
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1202
63 km or 39 mi	Lugano	$2507
69 km or 43 mi	Tortona	$1401
76 km or 47 mi	Cremona	$1240
76 km or 47 mi	Alessandria	$1293
81 km or 50 mi	Brescia	$1410
82 km or 51 mi	Bellinzona	$2853
89 km or 55 mi	Biella	$1162
100 km or 62 mi	Asti	$1209
116 km or 72 mi	Parma	$1403
120 km or 74 mi	Genoa	$1470
125 km or 78 mi	Turin	$1424
130 km or 81 mi	Mantua	$1405
140 km or 87 mi	Savona	$1512
141 km or 87 mi	Verona	$1459
142 km or 88 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1323
149 km or 92 mi	Aosta	$1474
156 km or 97 mi	Chur	$2344
159 km or 99 mi	La Spezia	$1348
162 km or 100 mi	Sassuolo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Mondovi	$1203
164 km or 102 mi	Trento	$1509
164 km or 102 mi	Modena	$1506

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