Recife vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Recife	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1997	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$361	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$603	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$626	$1455
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	43	78
🏙️ Population	1.66M	24.9M

The cost of living in Recife is 36% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6515th and 4461st ($763 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 6th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Recife compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Recife ranked 42nd best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6854th and 558th 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	$4.92	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$431	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$395	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.94	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.12	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.87	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19214	$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740