Raleigh vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Raleigh	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2317	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5372	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$1430	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$612	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	54
😀 Quality of life	89	65
🏙️ Population	468K	1.49M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 188% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1246th and 6735th ($2317 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th and 27th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 245th and 5331st 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	$18	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.67	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$6.02	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1562	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1149	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1919	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.71	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$137	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1374	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24650	$13958

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736

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