Milwaukee vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2069	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4964	$1867
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$392
🏘️ Family rent	$1864	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3919	$554
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	54
😀 Quality of life	89	40
🏙️ Population	577K	1.49M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 165% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1682nd and 6523rd ($2069 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1437th and 14th 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 70th in Brazil, while ranked 190th and 6965th 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	$16.5	$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.14	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$572
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$382
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	11.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1698	$1580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.8	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1823	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24428	$18305

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2048
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1983
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1958
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2026
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1987
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2000
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2012
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2015
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1817
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2001
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2007
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2004
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1964
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1912
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1974
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1941
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2298
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2269
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2287
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2297
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2263
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1804
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2316
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2198
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2404
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2081
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1875
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2172
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2286
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1773
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2345
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2336
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2361
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2379
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2370
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2394

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$412
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$609
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$554
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$541
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$537
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$590
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$556
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$582
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$554
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$613
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$426
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$673
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$525
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$639
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$546
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$569
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$596
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$582
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$575
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$569
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$594
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$592
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$413
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$415
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$666
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$583
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$503