Milwaukee vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Milwaukee	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5122	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$1239	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2039	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4263	$626
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	54
😀 Quality of life	90	43
🏙️ Population	577K	1.66M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 176% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1560th and 6515th ($2104 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1383rd and 31st 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 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.8 months in Recife. Milwaukee ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 138th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Recife

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	Milwaukee	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.4	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$983	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2531	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1588	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1712	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1464	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.51	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.42	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1814	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24397	$19214

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1947
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2007
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1971
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1995
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2002
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2003
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1948
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1803
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1984
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$1985
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1983
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1945
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1911
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1970
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1949
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2193
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1800
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2199
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2191
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2164
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1709
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2205
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2150
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2305
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$1926
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1855
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2107
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2143
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1935
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2314
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2221
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2195
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2269
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2240
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2253

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525