Recife vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Recife	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1826	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$285	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$541	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.8	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$413	$1337
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	54	18
😀 Quality of life	54	60
🏙️ Population	1.49M	932K

The cost of living in Recife is 58% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7055th and 3004th ($671 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 9th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Recife compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Recife ranked 19th best city to live in Brazil vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 5998th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Tenerife

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	Recife	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$549	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.97%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$723	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.1	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.49	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.15	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.5	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14050	$6114

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291