Recife vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Recife	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$805	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2037	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$375	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.9	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$411	$2197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	91
😀 Quality of life	65	91
🏙️ Population	1.49M	2.75M

The cost of living in Recife is 61% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6735th and 1819th ($805 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Brazil and Italy, respectively. Check Brazil vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Recife compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Recife ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5331st and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Rome

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	Recife	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$701	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$472	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.7%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.23	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13958	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358