Munich vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$413
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	54
😀 Quality of life	93	54
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.49M

The cost of living in Munich is 228% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1352nd and 7055th ($2201 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 19th in Brazil, while ranked 54th and 5998th 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	$16.2	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$14050

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509