Mexico City vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$721
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$427
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
54
😀 Quality of life
72
60
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.49M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 79% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4418th and 6884th ($1331 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 29th in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 3317th and 5911th 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
$12
$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$16281

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

Cities near Recife

Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$561
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$559
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$416
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$699
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$618
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$579
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$575
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$726
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$545
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$566
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$634
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$631
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$691
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$580
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$604
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$583
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$615
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$563
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$623
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$588
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$434
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$555
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$538
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$611
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$562
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$590
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$630
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$576
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$639
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$571
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$591
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$644
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$621
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$600
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$758
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$569
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$456
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$713
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$637
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$544