Lima vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$407	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	54
😀 Quality of life	65	54
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.49M

The cost of living in Lima is 46% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5647th and 7055th ($977 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Peru and Brazil, respectively. Check Peru vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 4234th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Recife

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	Lima	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$14050

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

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