Raleigh vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Raleigh	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2388	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5530	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$1484	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2447	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4749	$413
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	54
😀 Quality of life	88	54
🏙️ Population	468K	1.49M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 256% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 972nd and 7055th ($2388 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd and 43rd 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 221st and 5998th 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	$17.1	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1216	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2614	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2029	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6077	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2879	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.4	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.69	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21914	$14050

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682

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