Raleigh vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Raleigh	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1374	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$2201	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.7	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4362	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	54
😀 Quality of life	89	66
🏙️ Population	468K	1.49M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 182% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1363rd and 6758th ($2265 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 33rd 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 54th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 219th and 5007th 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	$18.3	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1531	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3898	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.7	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.18	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.2	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1475	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24243	$11966

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729

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