Montevideo vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$553	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$413
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	48	54
😀 Quality of life	75	54
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.49M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 101% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4065th and 7055th ($1346 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd in Uruguay and Brazil, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 1043rd and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Recife

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	Montevideo	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$14050

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940

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