Recife vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Recife Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$746
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1937
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$330
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$85
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
54
96
😀 Quality of life
60
78
🏙️ Population
1.49M
17.5M

The cost of living in Recife is 15% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6884th and 6334th ($746 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Recife ranked 20th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5911th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Shenzhen

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Recife Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.91
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.45
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1420
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.08
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16281
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$561
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$559
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$416
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$699
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$618
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$579
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$575
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$726
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$545
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$566
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$634
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$631
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$691
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$580
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$604
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$583
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$615
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$563
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$623
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$588
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$434
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$555
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$538
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$611
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$562
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$590
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$630
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$576
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$639
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$571
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$591
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$644
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$621
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$600
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$758
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$569
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$456
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$713
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$637
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634