Recife vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Recife Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1871
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$386
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.5
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$2861
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
54
71
😀 Quality of life
40
77
🏙️ Population
1.49M
7.01M

The cost of living in Recife is 51% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6539th and 3292nd ($776 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Recife compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Recife ranked 71st best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6967th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Recife Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.9
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.81%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1568
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$974
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.02
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.97
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.7
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.3
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$287
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18289
$10359

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489