Paris vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	54
😀 Quality of life	97	60
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.49M

The cost of living in Paris is 238% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 843rd and 6884th ($2517 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in France and Brazil, respectively. Check France vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 18th and 5911th 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	$16.9	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$16281

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544