Recife vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Recife	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1826	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$285	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$541	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.8	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$413	$1644
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	54	78
🏙️ Population	1.49M	24.9M

The cost of living in Recife is 39% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7055th and 4858th ($671 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 6th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Recife compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Recife ranked 19th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5998th and 675th 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	$4.01	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$549	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.97%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$723	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.1	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.49	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.15	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.5	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14050	$30174

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746