Recife vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Recife	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$776	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1871	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$531	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$4493
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	54	75
😀 Quality of life	40	89
🏙️ Population	1.49M	459K

The cost of living in Recife is 65% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6539th and 1277th ($776 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1122nd 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 0.7 months in Recife compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Recife ranked 71st best city to live in Brazil vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 6967th and 186th 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	$4.24	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.9	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1568	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$974	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.9	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.02	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.3	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$287	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18289	$18476

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701