Hamilton vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$413
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	54
😀 Quality of life	88	54
🏙️ Population	569K	1.49M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 201% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1784th and 7055th ($2017 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 43rd 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 0.6 months in Recife. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 239th and 5998th 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	$18.8	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$14050

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799

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