Recife vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Recife	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1997	$2301
🏠 One person rent	$361	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$603	$818
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$626	$434
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	54	12
😀 Quality of life	43	34
🏙️ Population	1.66M	14.7K

The cost of living in Recife is 9% less expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 6515th and 6260th ($763 vs $834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Brazil and Dominica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Recife compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Recife ranked 42nd best city to live in Brazil vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 6854th and 7938th 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	$4.92	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$431	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$395	$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$9.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$4.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$9.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.94	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.12	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.87	$5.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19214	$3360

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1575
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1108
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1074
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1076
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$993
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1008
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1212
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1214
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1294
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1069
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1099
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2309
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1217
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$666
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$654
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$710
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$898
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1503
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1651
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1596
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1578
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1468
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1611
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1523
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1172