Recife vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Recife	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$802	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$358	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$3329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	54	98
😀 Quality of life	66	93
🏙️ Population	1.49M	2.03M

The cost of living in Recife is 64% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 6758th and 1403rd ($802 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in Brazil and Austria, respectively. Check Brazil vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Recife compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Recife ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 5007th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Vienna

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	Recife	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.35	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.78%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1912	$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1040	$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.1	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.77	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.18	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.5	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.5	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11966	$28814

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Cities near Recife

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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1862
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1831
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1941
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1590
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1805
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1172
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1150
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1230
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1257
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1308
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$917
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$974
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1628
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1499
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$967
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1126
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1619
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1218
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1409
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1156
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1265
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1108
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1255
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1681
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1653
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1430
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1201
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1803
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1751
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1701
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1065
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$928