Recife vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Recife	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$776	$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1871	$3121
🏠 One person rent	$386	$661
🏘️ Family rent	$531	$1063
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$1616
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	27
😀 Quality of life	40	73
🏙️ Population	1.49M	683K

The cost of living in Recife is 42% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6539th and 4271st ($776 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 67th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Recife compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Recife ranked 71st best city to live in Brazil vs Zaragoza ranked 41st in Spain, while ranked 6967th and 1465th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Zaragoza

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	Recife	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.9	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1568	$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$974	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.9	$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.02	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.3	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$287	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18289	$7709

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1094
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1314
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1309
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1464
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1016
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1391
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1240
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1399
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1439
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1500
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1528
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1162
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1623
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1244
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1495
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1697
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1436
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1688
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1105
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1274
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1491
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1317
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1494
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1220
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1581
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1522
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1577
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1573
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1439
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471