Quebec City vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$919	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	54
😀 Quality of life	86	40
🏙️ Population	549K	1.49M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 131% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 2544th and 6539th ($1791 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 14th in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quebec City compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 316th and 6967th 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	$18.6	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$18289

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502