Recife vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Recife	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1826	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$285	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$541	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.8	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$413	$994
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	9
😀 Quality of life	54	48
🏙️ Population	1.49M	150K

The cost of living in Recife is 54% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 7055th and 3589th ($671 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1st in Brazil and Curacao, respectively. Check Brazil vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Recife compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Recife ranked 19th best city to live in Brazil vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 5998th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Willemstad

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	Recife	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$549	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.97%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$723	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.1	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.49	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.15	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.5	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14050	$9410

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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 Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1444
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$555
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$685
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$666
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$795
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$769
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$728
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$724
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$745
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$682
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$817
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$780
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$857
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$775
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$818
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$919
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$858
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$938
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$776
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1075
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$723
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$960
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$904
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$910
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$917
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$918
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901