Recife vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Recife Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$805
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2037
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$375
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$630
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$411
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
54
99
😀 Quality of life
65
75
🏙️ Population
1.49M
24.9M

The cost of living in Recife is 28% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6735th and 4971st ($805 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 5th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Recife compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Recife ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5331st and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Shanghai

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Recife Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.41
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$442
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$701
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$472
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.7%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1647
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$944
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.31
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.86
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.23
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13958
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$595
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$589
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$452
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$743
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$669
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$622
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$601
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$787
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$579
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$578
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$677
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$687
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$726
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$628
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$647
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$600
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$648
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$608
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$676
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$628
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$466
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$589
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$577
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$651
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$609
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$640
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$674
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$609
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$684
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$611
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$635
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$687
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$666
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$645
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$812
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$608
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$488
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$760
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$677
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$583

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765