George Town vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	George Town	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3759	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8458	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$2610	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$4644	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7771	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	25	54
😀 Quality of life	80	65
🏙️ Population	41K	1.49M

The cost of living in George Town is 367% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 17th and 6735th ($3759 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in the Cayman Islands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 0.5 months in Recife. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 724th and 5331st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Recife

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	George Town	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.3	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.61	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$6.95	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2741	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2265	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5028	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4147	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.39%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9286	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.33	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.08	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.15	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.1	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1841	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25268	$13958

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1155
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1141
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1519
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1091
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1199
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1315
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1616
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1018
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$993
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$970
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1109
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2134
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$835
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1461
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1355
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2932
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1112
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1128
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1232
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1292
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1664

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