Recife vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Recife	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$805	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2037	$3539
🏠 One person rent	$375	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$1446
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.9	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$411	$2285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	54	70
😀 Quality of life	65	78
🏙️ Population	1.49M	7.01M

The cost of living in Recife is 51% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6735th and 3529th ($805 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 0.5 months in Recife compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Recife ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5331st and 879th 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	$4.41	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$701	$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$472	$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.7%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.23	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13958	$9443

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$931
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$815
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$931
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1037
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$823
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1109
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1192
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2014
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1923
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$775
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$707
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$465
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$556
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$906
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$489
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1168
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$523
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$492
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$581
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1107
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$565
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$893
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$545
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$487