Amsterdam vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	921K	1.49M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 295% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 138th and 6758th ($3165 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in the Netherlands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 24th and 5007th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Recife

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	Amsterdam	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$11966

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592