Baltimore vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	54
😀 Quality of life	91	66
🏙️ Population	586K	1.49M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 177% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1429th and 6758th ($2224 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 33rd in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 138th and 5007th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Recife

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	Baltimore	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$11966

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

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