Mexico City vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$1871
🏠 One person rent
$611
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
54
😀 Quality of life
68
40
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.49M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 53% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4630th and 6539th ($1190 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 14th in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 3360th and 6967th 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
$10.3
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$18289

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

Cities near Recife

Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$587
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$532
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$413
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$551
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$542
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$669
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$495
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$535
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$589
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$610
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$630
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$557
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$553
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$597
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$530
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$614
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$602
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$670
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$523
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$640
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$545
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$567
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$597
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$599
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$573
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$570
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$595
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$606
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$591
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$717
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$412
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$414
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$664
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$580
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502