Goiania vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Goiania	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$665	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1905	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$272	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$342	$413
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	33	54
😀 Quality of life	50	54
🏙️ Population	1.44M	1.49M

The cost of living in Goiania is 0.9% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 7098th and 7055th ($665 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 43rd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Goiania compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Ranked 31st vs 19th best cities to live in Brazil, and 6239th vs 5998th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Goiania vs Recife

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	Goiania	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.11	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$182	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$434	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.1	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1198	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$730	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.14	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.02	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14624	$14050

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Cities near Goiania

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Trindade	$596
51 km or 31 mi	Anapolis	$508
136 km or 84 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
152 km or 95 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Brasilia	$765
194 km or 120 mi	Itumbiara	$630
216 km or 135 mi	Catalao	$606
217 km or 135 mi	Rio Verde	$581
241 km or 150 mi	Formosa	$653
246 km or 153 mi	Araguari	$595
256 km or 159 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
260 km or 162 mi	Paracatu	$606
270 km or 168 mi	Uberlandia	$630
293 km or 182 mi	Jatai	$595
332 km or 206 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
360 km or 223 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
369 km or 229 mi	Uberaba	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Araxa	$529
414 km or 257 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
423 km or 263 mi	Votuporanga	$603
437 km or 272 mi	Barretos	$564
461 km or 286 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
461 km or 287 mi	Mirassol	$625
472 km or 293 mi	Franca	$522
482 km or 299 mi	Bebedouro	$582
497 km or 309 mi	Catanduva	$571
500 km or 311 mi	Batatais	$573
513 km or 319 mi	Sertaozinho	$590
518 km or 322 mi	Jaboticabal	$585
519 km or 322 mi	Aracatuba	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Andradina	$719
520 km or 323 mi	Tres Lagoas	$797
523 km or 325 mi	Ribeirao Preto	$647
525 km or 326 mi	Birigui	$589
528 km or 328 mi	Passos	$536
531 km or 330 mi	Taquaritinga	$580
534 km or 332 mi	Penapolis	$593
539 km or 335 mi	Januaria	$558
551 km or 342 mi	Gurupi	$578
555 km or 345 mi	Matao	$577

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