Recife vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Recife	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$746	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1937	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$330	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$85	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$427	$5915
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	87
😀 Quality of life	60	93
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.01M

The cost of living in Recife is 81% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6884th and 6th ($746 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Recife ranked 20th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5911th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs San Jose, United States

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	Recife	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.91	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1420	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.08	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16281	$22302

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Cities near Recife

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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254