Quito vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quito	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2179	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$367	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.8	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$683	$413
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	54
😀 Quality of life	55	54
🏙️ Population	1.76M	1.49M

The cost of living in Quito is 32% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6124th and 7055th ($884 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 43rd in Ecuador and Brazil, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Quito compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 5845th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Recife

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	Quito	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$719	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.11%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$971	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.31	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8036	$14050

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Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493

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