Beijing vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$596	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$552
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	77	40
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.49M

The cost of living in Beijing is 38% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5141st and 6539th ($1067 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 14th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 763rd and 6967th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Recife

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	Beijing	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$18289

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

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