Izmir vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$437	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	68	54
😀 Quality of life	68	54
🏙️ Population	2.95M	1.49M

The cost of living in Izmir is 36% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5990th and 7055th ($909 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 43rd in Turkey and Brazil, respectively. Check Turkey vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 3369th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Recife

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	Izmir	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$14050

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

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