Recife vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Recife	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$802	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$358	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	24
😀 Quality of life	66	81
🏙️ Population	1.49M	693K

The cost of living in Recife is 44% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6758th and 4194th ($802 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 64th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Recife compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Recife ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 5007th and 622nd 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	$5.07	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.35	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.78%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1912	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1040	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.1	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.77	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.18	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.5	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11966	$8171

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643