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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Recife	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1997	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$361	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$603	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$626	$6928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	87
😀 Quality of life	43	92
🏙️ Population	1.66M	1.01M

The cost of living in Recife is 78% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6515th and 22nd ($763 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 20th 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 0.8 months in Recife compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Recife ranked 42nd best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 6854th and 69th 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	$4.92	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$431	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$395	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.94	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.12	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.87	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19214	$15889

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123