Amsterdam vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$626
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	94	43
🏙️ Population	921K	1.66M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 233% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 612th and 6515th ($2545 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 0.8 months in Recife. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 37th and 6854th 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	$18.4	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$19214

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525