Milwaukee vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milwaukee	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$1179	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$1923	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3707	$427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	54
😀 Quality of life	91	60
🏙️ Population	577K	1.49M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 174% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1864th and 6884th ($2046 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th and 29th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 195th and 5911th 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	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.2	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1705	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.55	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23971	$16281

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399

Cities near Recife

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