Munich vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	54
😀 Quality of life	94	60
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.49M

The cost of living in Munich is 230% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 920th and 6884th ($2463 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 61st and 5911th 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	$19.1	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$16281

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730

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