Raleigh vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Raleigh	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2757	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6734	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$1795	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$3490	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$671	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4345	$626
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	54
😀 Quality of life	87	43
🏙️ Population	468K	1.66M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 261% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 304th and 6515th ($2757 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 266th and 31st in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Raleigh compared to 0.8 months in Recife. Raleigh ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 235th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Recife

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	Raleigh	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.28	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1793	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3656	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.7	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9360	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4247	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.52	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.24	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22084	$19214

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525