Cordoba vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cordoba	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$972	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2392	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$345	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$590	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$607	$411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	54
😀 Quality of life	67	65
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.49M

The cost of living in Cordoba is 21% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5869th and 6735th ($972 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 27th in Argentina and Brazil, respectively. Check Argentina vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cordoba compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Cordoba ranked 3rd best city to live in Argentina vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 4885th and 5331st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cordoba vs Recife

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	Cordoba	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.8	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.5	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	39.65%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2615	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1480	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.4	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.65	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.13	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$208	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3770	$13958

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Cities near Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$844
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$701
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$800
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$692
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$759
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$792
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$786
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$764
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$789
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$836
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$829
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$577
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$730
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$760
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$677
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$766
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$737
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$675
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$677
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$589
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$848
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$897
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$892
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$860
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$882
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$893
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$907
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$695
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$792
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$908
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$1012
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$633
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$682
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$642
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$622
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$911

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