Paris vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paris	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2480	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5726	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$2535	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$274	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	54
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	2.11M	1.49M

The cost of living in Paris is 208% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 916th and 6735th ($2480 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in France and Brazil, respectively. Check France vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Paris compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 14th and 5331st 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	$17	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.54	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1595	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1144	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.31%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14879	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9948	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.61	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.3	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$911	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17184	$13958

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544

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