Montreal vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$986	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$552
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	93	40
🏙️ Population	1.76M	1.49M

The cost of living in Montreal is 152% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 2002nd and 6539th ($1954 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 14th in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 60th and 6967th 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	$16.6	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$18289

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502