Recife vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Recife	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$746	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1937	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$330	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$85	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$427	$4354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	54	74
😀 Quality of life	60	90
🏙️ Population	1.49M	459K

The cost of living in Recife is 69% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6884th and 1045th ($746 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 916th 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 0.6 months in Recife compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Recife ranked 20th best city to live in Brazil vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 5911th and 216th 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	$4.91	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1420	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.08	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16281	$16163

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710