Cali vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$287	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	54
😀 Quality of life	50	54
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.49M

The cost of living in Cali is 12% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6679th and 7055th ($748 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 43rd in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 6204th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Recife

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	Cali	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$14050

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509