Houston vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.49M

The cost of living in Houston is 181% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1354th and 6735th ($2265 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 27th 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 0.5 months in Recife. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 16th and 5331st 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	$18.7	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$13958

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

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