Recife vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Recife	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1826	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$285	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$541	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.8	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$413	$2695
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	54	98
😀 Quality of life	54	93
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.97M

The cost of living in Recife is 64% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 7055th and 2270th ($671 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1st in Brazil and Austria, respectively. Check Brazil vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Recife compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Recife ranked 19th best city to live in Brazil vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 5998th and 52nd 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	$4.01	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$549	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.97%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$723	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.1	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.49	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.15	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.5	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14050	$18199

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Cities near Recife

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

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987