Recife vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Recife	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1826	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$285	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$541	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.8	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$413	$1842
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	92
😀 Quality of life	54	86
🏙️ Population	1.49M	2.75M

The cost of living in Recife is 61% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7055th and 2624th ($671 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 2nd in Brazil and Italy, respectively. Check Brazil vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Recife compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Recife ranked 19th best city to live in Brazil vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5998th and 337th 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	$4.01	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$549	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.97%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$723	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.1	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.49	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.15	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.5	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14050	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201