Amsterdam vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	96	60
🏙️ Population	921K	1.49M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 318% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 143rd and 6884th ($3118 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 0.6 months in Recife. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 31st and 5911th 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	$21.3	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$16281

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544