Recife vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Recife	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$776	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1871	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$386	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$531	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$477
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	95
😀 Quality of life	40	63
🏙️ Population	1.49M	11.5M

The cost of living in Recife is 23% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6539th and 5616th ($776 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Recife compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 71st vs 2nd best cities to live in Brazil, and 6967th vs 4573rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Sao Paulo

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	Recife	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.9	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1568	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$974	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.9	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.02	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.3	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$287	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18289	$13135

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629