Recife vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Recife	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1826	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$285	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$541	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.8	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$413	$484
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	54	12
😀 Quality of life	54	46
🏙️ Population	1.49M	14.7K

The cost of living in Recife is 34% less expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 7055th and 5404th ($671 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 2nd in Brazil and Dominica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Recife compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Recife ranked 19th best city to live in Brazil vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 5998th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Roseau

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	Recife	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$549	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.97%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$723	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.1	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.49	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.15	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.5	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14050	$3299

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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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166