Amsterdam vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	921K	1.49M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 298% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 126th and 6735th ($3203 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in the Netherlands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 13th and 5331st 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	$21.2	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$13958

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583