Montreal vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$940	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$413
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	93	54
🏙️ Population	1.8M	1.49M

The cost of living in Montreal is 177% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 2225th and 7055th ($1857 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 43rd in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 51st and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Recife

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	Montreal	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$14050

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692

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