Nuremberg vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$873	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	54
😀 Quality of life	91	65
🏙️ Population	526K	1.49M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 121% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 2945th and 6735th ($1777 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 27th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 150th and 5331st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Recife

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	Nuremberg	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$13958

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583