Houston vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$413
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	91	54
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.49M

The cost of living in Houston is 238% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1229th and 7055th ($2265 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 43rd 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 97th and 5998th 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	$17.2	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$14050

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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