Recife vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Recife	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1997	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$361	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$603	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$626	$4634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	54	89
😀 Quality of life	43	98
🏙️ Population	1.66M	5.87M

The cost of living in Recife is 75% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6515th and 133rd ($763 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Brazil and Singapore, respectively. Check Brazil vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Recife compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Recife ranked 42nd best city to live in Brazil vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6854th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Singapore City

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	Recife	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.92	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$431	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$395	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.94	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.12	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.87	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19214	$26424

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544