Porto Alegre vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Porto Alegre	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1913	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$320	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$572	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	54
😀 Quality of life	56	54
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.49M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 12% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6663rd and 7055th ($752 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 43rd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Ranked 10th vs 19th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5820th vs 5998th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Recife

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	Porto Alegre	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1319	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1259	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.69	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$281	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7512	$14050

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Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$632
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$546
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$624
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$495
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$564
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$584
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$593
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$599
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$536
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$608
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$549
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$537
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$519
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$529
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$551
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$500
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$619
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$578
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$577
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$463
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$537
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$589
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$628
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$594
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$857
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$707
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$632
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$639
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$758
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$659
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$600
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$461

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