Recife vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Recife Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$358
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$616
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$418
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
54
99
😀 Quality of life
66
76
🏙️ Population
1.49M
24.9M

The cost of living in Recife is 30% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6758th and 4880th ($802 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Recife ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5007th and 1178th 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
$5.07
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.78%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1040
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.1
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.77
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.5
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.5
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11966
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$615
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$605
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$460
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$751
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$680
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$636
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$623
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$820
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$598
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$597
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$696
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$705
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$752
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$641
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$671
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$621
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$673
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$640
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$697
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$649
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$472
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$599
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$610
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$661
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$617
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$650
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$707
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$615
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$718
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$614
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$648
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$709
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$678
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$654
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$824
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$617
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$491
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$768
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$693
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$592

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789