Recife vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Recife Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1826
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$285
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$541
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.8
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$413
$1771
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
54
96
😀 Quality of life
54
80
🏙️ Population
1.49M
17.7M

The cost of living in Recife is 27% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7055th and 5950th ($671 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Recife ranked 19th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5998th and 545th 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
$4.01
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.33
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$427
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.97%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1247
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$723
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.1
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.49
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.89
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.15
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.5
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14050
$22267

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Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$588
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$567
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$446
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$677
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$607
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$563
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$551
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$615
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$503
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$538
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$610
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$572
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$667
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$547
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$571
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$563
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$591
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$569
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$561
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$560
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$412
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$527
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$550
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$565
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$534
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$563
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$597
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$553
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$603
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$545
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$561
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$604
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$554
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$540
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$745
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$531
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$428
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$685
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$595
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$509

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609