Houston vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Houston	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2221	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5469	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$1319	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2448	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4662	$626
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	92	43
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.66M

The cost of living in Houston is 191% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1234th and 6515th ($2221 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th and 31st 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.8 months in Recife. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 86th and 6854th 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	$15.4	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3100	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4081	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3710	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.31	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1282	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23011	$19214

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525