Munich vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$626
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	54
😀 Quality of life	94	43
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.66M

The cost of living in Munich is 187% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1315th and 6515th ($2188 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 0.8 months in Recife. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 48th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Recife

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	Munich	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$19214

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599

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