Recife vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Recife	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$746	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1937	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$330	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$85	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$427	$2496
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	54	73
😀 Quality of life	60	80
🏙️ Population	1.49M	7.01M

The cost of living in Recife is 54% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6884th and 3418th ($746 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 0.6 months in Recife compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Recife ranked 20th best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5911th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Riyadh

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	Recife	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.91	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1420	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.08	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16281	$9818

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463