Recife vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Recife	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$802	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$358	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	54	74
😀 Quality of life	66	88
🏙️ Population	1.49M	459K

The cost of living in Recife is 67% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6758th and 978th ($802 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 841st in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Recife compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Recife ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 5007th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Virginia Beach

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	Recife	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.35	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.78%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1912	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1040	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.77	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.18	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.5	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11966	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769