Paris vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Paris	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2231	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5578	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$247	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3155	$626
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	54
😀 Quality of life	94	43
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.66M

The cost of living in Paris is 192% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1216th and 6515th ($2231 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 0.8 months in Recife. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 33rd and 6854th 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	$18.6	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.14	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.51	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1417	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3026	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12958	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9199	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.8	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.08	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.6	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.34	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.3	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.86	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$838	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16502	$19214

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525