New Orleans vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Orleans	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5332	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1292	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$2231	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	85	54
😀 Quality of life	88	66
🏙️ Population	384K	1.49M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 179% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1402nd and 6758th ($2240 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1171st 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 New Orleans compared to 0.5 months in Recife. New Orleans ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 290th and 5007th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Recife

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	New Orleans	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.8	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1472	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$984	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2627	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.46	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.38	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1579	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10142	$11966

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940

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