Paris vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paris	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5959	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$2858	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$261	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3414	$552
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	54
😀 Quality of life	95	40
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.49M

The cost of living in Paris is 204% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 998th and 6539th ($2357 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in France and Brazil, respectively. Check France vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 22nd and 6967th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Recife

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	Paris	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.18	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.16	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3334	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2404	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13808	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9821	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.9	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18941	$18289

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502