Recife vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Recife	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1997	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$361	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$603	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$626	$460
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	95
😀 Quality of life	43	64
🏙️ Population	1.66M	12.4M

The cost of living in Recife is 27% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6515th and 5031st ($763 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Recife compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 42nd vs 2nd best cities to live in Brazil, and 6854th vs 4799th 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	$4.92	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$431	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$395	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.94	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.12	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.87	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19214	$12031

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659