Raleigh vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Raleigh	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5984	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$1542	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$2792	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.6	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4931	$552
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	54
😀 Quality of life	89	40
🏙️ Population	468K	1.49M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 219% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 806th and 6539th ($2477 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th and 14th 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 0.7 months in Recife. Raleigh ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 202nd and 6967th 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	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.6	$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1570	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1231	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2956	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2331	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7431	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.2	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.08	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.71	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22229	$18289

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502