Recife vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Recife	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$746	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1937	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$330	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$85	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$427	$6556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	80
😀 Quality of life	60	93
🏙️ Population	1.49M	737K

The cost of living in Recife is 76% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6884th and 125th ($746 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Recife ranked 20th best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 5911th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Seattle

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	Recife	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.91	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1420	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.08	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16281	$29883

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114