Houston vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	93	60
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.49M

The cost of living in Houston is 200% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1375th and 6884th ($2240 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th and 29th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 77th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Recife

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	Houston	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$16281

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544