Mexico City vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$792	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	73	66
🏙️ Population	9.21M	1.49M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 84% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4074th and 6758th ($1475 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 33rd in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 2482nd and 5007th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Recife

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	Mexico City	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$11966

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$977
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$914
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$932
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$994
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$897
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1034
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$763
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$971
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$973
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$980
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1255
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$960
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$924
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$817
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$916
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$935
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$952
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$852
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$673
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$974
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$920
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1005

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592