Recife vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Recife	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1997	$5834
🏠 One person rent	$361	$1582
🏘️ Family rent	$603	$2702
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$626	$3483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	86
😀 Quality of life	43	94
🏙️ Population	1.66M	2.79M

The cost of living in Recife is 70% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6515th and 571st ($763 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 6th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Recife compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Recife ranked 42nd best city to live in Brazil vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6854th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Toronto

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	Recife	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.92	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$431	$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$395	$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.94	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.12	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.87	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19214	$18837

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2390
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2600
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2358
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2128
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2192
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2578
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2114
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2293
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2082
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2032
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2244
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$2073
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1862
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1510
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2218
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1734
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1821
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1915
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2125
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1408
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1949
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2072
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2084
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2217
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2194
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2127
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2031
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2156
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2004
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2074
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2049
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2085
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2097
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1816
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2178
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2151
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2190