Recife vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Recife	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$802	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$358	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	54	81
😀 Quality of life	66	91
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.43M

The cost of living in Recife is 61% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6758th and 1833rd ($802 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1452nd 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 0.5 months in Recife compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Recife ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 5007th and 156th 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	$5.07	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.35	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.78%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1912	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1040	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.1	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.77	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.18	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.5	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11966	$19123

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093