Mexico City vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$1997
🏠 One person rent
$663
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$603
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$626
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
54
😀 Quality of life
66
43
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.66M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 69% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4206th and 6515th ($1288 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 31st 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 0.8 months in Recife. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 4184th and 6854th 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
$10.1
$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$19214

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

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