Recife vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Recife	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$776	$1707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1871	$3550
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1065
🏘️ Family rent	$531	$1571
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$1400
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	54	18
😀 Quality of life	40	61
🏙️ Population	1.49M	932K

The cost of living in Recife is 55% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6539th and 2853rd ($776 vs $1707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 10th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Recife compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Recife ranked 71st best city to live in Brazil vs Tenerife ranked 80th in Spain, while ranked 6967th and 5147th 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	$4.24	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.9	$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$1649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1568	$2914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$974	$2073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.9	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.02	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$8.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.3	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$287	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18289	$6379

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1592
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1251
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1431
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1469
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1419
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1431
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1421
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$522
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$534
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$524
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$605
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$502
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$651
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$512
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$898
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$415
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$667
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$747
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$531
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$678
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$550
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$498
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1556
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1229
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1337
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1395
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2047
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1163
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1436
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1252