Recife vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Recife San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$746
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1937
$8713
🏠 One person rent
$330
$2867
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$4681
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$852
🚐 Transport expenses
$85
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$7086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
54
97
😀 Quality of life
60
97
🏙️ Population
1.49M
874K

The cost of living in Recife is 82% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6884th and 5th ($746 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 3rd in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Recife compared to 1.7 months in San Francisco. Recife ranked 20th best city to live in Brazil vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 5911th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs San Francisco

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Recife San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.91
$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.45
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$8.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1420
$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.08
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16281
$18564

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Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$561
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$559
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$416
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$699
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$618
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$579
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$575
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$726
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$545
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$566
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$634
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$631
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$691
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$580
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$604
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$583
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$615
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$563
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$623
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$588
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$434
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$555
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$538
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$611
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$562
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$590
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$630
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$576
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$639
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$571
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$591
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$644
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$621
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$600
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$758
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$569
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$456
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$713
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$637
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3254
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2961
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3109
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3230
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2998
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3218
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3026
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3285
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3014
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3317
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3071
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$3797
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3756
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3634
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2950
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2858
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3553
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2826
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2957
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3382
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$3033
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2910
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3818
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3045
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2850
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2381
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3094
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2823
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2764
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3359
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3133
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3765