Munich vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Munich	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2525	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5816	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1500	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$2602	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$252	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4312	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	54
😀 Quality of life	94	66
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.49M

The cost of living in Munich is 215% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 863rd and 6758th ($2525 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Munich compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 44th and 5007th 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	$19.2	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.92	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2776	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13704	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9217	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.76	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.3	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.9	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$871	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17274	$11966

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714

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