Minneapolis vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minneapolis	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2434	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5848	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1415	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4333	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	86	54
😀 Quality of life	88	66
🏙️ Population	430K	1.49M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 203% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1017th and 6758th ($2434 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 33rd 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 Minneapolis compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Minneapolis ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 283rd and 5007th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Recife

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	Minneapolis	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.7	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2834	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2128	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3389	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.48	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1397	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26236	$11966

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592