Recife vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Recife	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1826	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$285	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$541	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.8	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$413	$374
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	54	56
😀 Quality of life	54	57
🏙️ Population	1.49M	2.42M

The cost of living in Recife is 5% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 7055th and 6861st ($671 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 25th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Recife compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Ranked 19th vs 7th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5998th vs 5641st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Salvador

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	Recife	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$549	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.97%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$723	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.1	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.49	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.15	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.5	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14050	$10392

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677