Recife vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Recife Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$358
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$616
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$418
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
54
95
😀 Quality of life
66
76
🏙️ Population
1.49M
17.5M

The cost of living in Recife is 19% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6758th and 5618th ($802 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Recife ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5007th and 1163rd 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
$5.07
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.78%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1040
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.1
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.77
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.5
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.5
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11966
$21140

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648