Prague vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Prague	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1909	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4454	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$1992	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2307	$411
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	89	65
🏙️ Population	1.4M	1.49M

The cost of living in Prague is 137% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 2387th and 6735th ($1909 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in the Czech Republic and Brazil, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 285th and 5331st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Recife

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	Prague	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1087	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$914	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10243	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.81	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.4	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1061	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17389	$13958

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1678
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1375
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1139
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1895
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1103
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1114
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1227
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1525
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1200
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1364
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1272
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1188
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1472
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1265
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1280
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1305
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1321
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1288
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1476
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1301
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1133
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1478
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1531
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$980
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1305
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1494
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1476
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1383

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