Recife vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Recife	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$776	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1871	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$386	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$531	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$365
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	54	94
😀 Quality of life	40	62
🏙️ Population	1.49M	6.21M

The cost of living in Recife is 19% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6539th and 5959th ($776 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Recife compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Ranked 71st vs 3rd best cities to live in Brazil, and 6967th vs 4932nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Recife	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.9	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1568	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$974	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.9	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.02	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.3	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$287	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18289	$10815

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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

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585