Recife vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Recife	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1826	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$541	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.8	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$413	$4114
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	54	81
😀 Quality of life	54	91
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.43M

The cost of living in Recife is 67% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 7055th and 1745th ($671 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1531st in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Recife compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Recife ranked 19th best city to live in Brazil vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 5998th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs San Antonio

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	Recife	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$549	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.97%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$723	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.1	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.49	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.15	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.5	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14050	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133