George Town vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$413
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	20	54
😀 Quality of life	78	54
🏙️ Population	41K	1.49M

The cost of living in George Town is 459% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 11th and 7055th ($3754 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 1.8 months in George Town compared to 0.6 months in Recife. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 685th and 5998th 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	$30.2	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$14050

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561

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