Hamilton vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamilton	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4653	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$1278	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$2143	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2852	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	54
😀 Quality of life	92	65
🏙️ Population	569K	1.49M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 159% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1801st and 6735th ($2089 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 27th in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 111th and 5331st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Recife

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	Hamilton	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.8	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1132	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.2	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10419	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$634	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17166	$13958

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2237
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1901
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2087
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2357
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2073
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2151
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1999
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1801
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2493
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2309
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1910
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2073
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2222
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1735
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2277
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2246
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2173
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1870
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2136
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2115
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1605
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1916
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1804
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1480
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2036
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1992
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1680

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