Ottawa vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$413
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	54
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.49M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 206% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1701st and 7055th ($2055 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 Ottawa compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 162nd and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Recife

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	Ottawa	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$14050

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800

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