Ottawa vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$626
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	54
😀 Quality of life	90	43
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.66M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 184% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1355th and 6515th ($2170 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 31st in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 0.8 months in Recife. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 117th and 6854th 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	$18.7	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$19214

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525