Lima vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lima	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2437	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$443	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$444	$552
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	54
😀 Quality of life	64	40
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.49M

The cost of living in Lima is 27% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5792nd and 6539th ($986 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Peru and Brazil, respectively. Check Peru vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 4404th and 6967th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Recife

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	Lima	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.48	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.4	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.59%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1773	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1434	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.02	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.9	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$234	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8320	$18289

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$779
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$726
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$687
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$591
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$605
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$612
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$640
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$553
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$588
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$496
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$597
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$699
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$500
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$643
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$549
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$515
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$517
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$560
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$522
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$564
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$490
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$498
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$509
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$617
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$504
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$495
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$406
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$679
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$781
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$454
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$594
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$770
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$641
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$673
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$722

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