Montreal vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$984
$358
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$616
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$418
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
93
66
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.49M

The cost of living in Montreal is 137% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 2370th and 6758th ($1901 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 33rd 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 0.5 months in Recife. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 49th and 5007th 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
$15.7
$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$11966

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828

Cities near Recife

Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$615
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$605
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$460
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$751
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$680
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$636
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$623
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$820
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$598
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$597
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$696
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$705
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$752
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$641
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$671
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$621
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$673
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$640
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$697
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$649
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$472
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$599
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$610
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$661
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$617
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$650
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$707
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$615
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$718
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$614
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$648
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$709
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$678
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$654
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$824
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$617
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$491
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$768
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$693
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$592