Bridgetown vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bridgetown	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1336	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$600	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$923	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1573	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	15	54
😀 Quality of life	57	65
🏙️ Population	98.5K	1.49M

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 66% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4500th and 6735th ($1336 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th in Barbados and Brazil, respectively. Check Barbados vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bridgetown compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 6197th and 5331st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Recife

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	Bridgetown	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.45	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.7	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.97	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1401	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.6	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.5	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.75%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3508	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3486	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.73	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.58	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.12	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.93	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.2	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6536	$13958

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1454
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$989
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$995
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1170
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1079
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1136
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1078
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1012
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1232
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1010
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1733
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$699
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1166
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1145
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$641
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$610
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$767
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$844
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1330
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$679
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1332
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$771
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$788
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$888
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$675
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$642
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$741

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583