Recife vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Recife	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1826	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$285	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$541	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.8	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$413	$372
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	54	95
😀 Quality of life	54	62
🏙️ Population	1.49M	6.21M

The cost of living in Recife is 27% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7055th and 5954th ($671 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 2nd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Recife compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Ranked 19th vs 3rd best cities to live in Brazil, and 5998th vs 4857th 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	$4.01	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$549	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.97%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$723	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.1	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.49	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.15	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.5	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14050	$10819

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562