Cost of Living Comparison Between Recife and Colombo Cost of Living Comparison Between Recife and Colombo

🙂 Solo nomad: Recife is 1.9% cheaper than Colombo without rent, and 5.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Recife is 0.9% more expensive than Colombo without rent, and 11.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.01 R$26.85

$3.94 LKR 1,213

27.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.61 R$148

$25.13 LKR 7,732

9.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.83 R$36.59

$8.53 LKR 2,625

-19.93%

Cappuccino

$1.83 R$9.83

$2.63 LKR 810

-30.42%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.82 R$4.39

$0.68 LKR 210

20.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.49 R$2.63

$0.38 LKR 116

28.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.42 R$7.63

$2.39 LKR 734

-40.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.9 R$15.56

$3.41 LKR 1,050

-14.96%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.14 R$6.13

$1.7 LKR 522

-32.94%

White Bread (500g)

$1.44 R$7.7

$0.52 LKR 160

176.92%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.21 R$6.5

$0.86 LKR 264

40.70%

Eggs

$2.36 R$12.67

$2.11 LKR 649

11.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.02 R$37.63

$14.2 LKR 4,368

-50.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.65 R$19.57

$4.55 LKR 1,401

-19.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.07 R$37.86

$8.27 LKR 2,546

-14.51%

Apples (1kg)

$2.19 R$11.74

$7.62 LKR 2,344

-71.26%

Banana (1kg)

$1.29 R$6.93

$1.11 LKR 341

16.22%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.12 R$5.98

$5.85 LKR 1,799

-80.85%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.56 R$8.38

$1.25 LKR 384

24.80%

Potato (1kg)

$1.34 R$7.19

$1.1 LKR 338

21.82%

Onion (1kg)

$1.03 R$5.53

$1.38 LKR 424

-25.36%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.49 R$2.65

$1.14 LKR 351

-57.02%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.7 R$3.73

$0.57 LKR 175

22.81%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.65 R$8.84

$10.19 LKR 3,135

-83.81%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.33 R$39.26

$14.67 LKR 4,514

-50.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 R$6.4

$2.07 LKR 636

-42.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.62 R$8.65

$2.98 LKR 915

-45.64%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.71 R$3.79

$0.17 LKR 52.9

317.65%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$36.25 R$194

$5.05 LKR 1,554

617.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 R$6.16

$0.38 LKR 117

202.63%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.66 R$3.54

$0.35 LKR 109

88.57%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.68 R$19.74

$0.61 LKR 188

503.28%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.08 R$5.81

$1.21 LKR 374

-10.74%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$16.3K R$87.3K

$26.6K LKR 8.2M

-38.81%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$22.1K R$118.4K

$34.4K LKR 10.6M

-35.83%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$72.7 R$390

$60.6 LKR 18.7K

19.92%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$15.8 R$84.7

$4.42 LKR 1,359

257.47%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$16.43 R$88

$15.11 LKR 4,649

8.74%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$20.03 R$107

$14.38 LKR 4,425

39.29%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$31.73 R$170

$7.3 LKR 2,245

334.66%

Cinema Ticket

$7.3 R$39.08

$3.31 LKR 1,018

120.54%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$259 R$1,387

$37.09 LKR 11.4K

598.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.6K R$56.8K

$435 LKR 133.9K

2338.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$41.95 R$225

$27.33 LKR 8,409

53.49%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50.4 R$270

$19.03 LKR 5,855

164.79%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82.4 R$441

$69 LKR 21.2K

19.47%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$76.7 R$411

$38.9 LKR 12K

97.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$327 R$1,752

$366 LKR 112.6K

-10.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$203 R$1,089

$177 LKR 54.6K

14.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$590 R$3,160

$939 LKR 289K

-37.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$530 R$2,839

$368 LKR 113.3K

43.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,737 R$9,304

$2,285 LKR 703.2K

-24.00%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,055 R$5,651

$1,315 LKR 404.5K

-19.77%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$453 R$2,426

$224 LKR 69.1K

101.71%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.45

-8.81%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Recife: December 1, 2025

Last update for Colombo: December 1, 2025

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