Prague vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Prague	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1513	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3601	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$911	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1611	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1829	$413
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	87	54
🏙️ Population	1.38M	1.49M

The cost of living in Prague is 125% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 3363rd and 7055th ($1513 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd 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 0.6 months in Recife. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 285th and 5998th 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	$8.47	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$685	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1728	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$254	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5304	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.33	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.6	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$758	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12277	$14050

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1356
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1216
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1092
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1795
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$942
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$880
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1163
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1048
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1314
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1033
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1135
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1159
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1030
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1352
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1088
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1150
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1112
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1092
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1107
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1352
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1121
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$974
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1347
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1402
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1059
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1202
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1420
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1351
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1120

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509