Prague vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Prague	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4415	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1182	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$1957	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2366	$418
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	89	66
🏙️ Population	1.4M	1.49M

The cost of living in Prague is 137% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 2377th and 6758th ($1899 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 12th in Brazil, while ranked 244th and 5007th 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	$10.6	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1089	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$304	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10118	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7415	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.71	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.7	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1075	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19039	$11966

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1661
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1402
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1115
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1276
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1094
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1107
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1216
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1517
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1174
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1397
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1250
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1174
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1460
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1258
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1259
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1280
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1412
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1424
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1289
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1108
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1412
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1448
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$956
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1316
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1503
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1410
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1340

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592