Izmir vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$513	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$427
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	68	54
😀 Quality of life	72	60
🏙️ Population	4.49M	1.49M

The cost of living in Izmir is 40% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5223rd and 6884th ($1046 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 29th 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 20th in Brazil, while ranked 3140th and 5911th 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	$7.12	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$16281

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386

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