Recife vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Recife	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$776	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1871	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$386	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$531	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$1905
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	40	79
🏙️ Population	1.49M	24.9M

The cost of living in Recife is 32% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6539th and 4780th ($776 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 6th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Recife compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Recife ranked 71st best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6967th and 571st 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	$4.24	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.9	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1568	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$974	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.9	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.02	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.3	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$287	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18289	$31401

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774