Recife vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Recife	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$805	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2037	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$375	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.9	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$411	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	80
😀 Quality of life	65	95
🏙️ Population	1.49M	737K

The cost of living in Recife is 74% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6735th and 142nd ($805 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Recife ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5331st and 32nd 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	$4.41	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$701	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$472	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.7%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.23	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13958	$28950

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173