Montreal vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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Cost of living

$349

$907

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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