Jeddah vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeddah	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$495	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1997	$626
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	54
😀 Quality of life	73	43
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.66M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 44% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4731st and 6515th ($1100 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Saudi Arabia and Brazil, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.8 months in Recife. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 1616th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Recife

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	Jeddah	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.87	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1859	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1264	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.64	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.07	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6667	$19214

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1032
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$844
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$892
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$938
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$920
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$923
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$466
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$860
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$467
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$1047
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1095
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$498
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$280
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$467
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$1013
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$996
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1061
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$466
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1000
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$404
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$443
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$434
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1642
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$440
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$523
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$467
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$800
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$625
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$466
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$449
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$854
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$899
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$470

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