Quebec City vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$829	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	54
😀 Quality of life	87	66
🏙️ Population	574K	1.49M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 105% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 3402nd and 6758th ($1648 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 33rd in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 327th and 5007th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Recife

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	Quebec City	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$11966

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913

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