Antwerp vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$832	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$413
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	54
😀 Quality of life	89	54
🏙️ Population	529K	1.49M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 144% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 2896th and 7055th ($1640 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 43rd in Belgium and Brazil, respectively. Check Belgium vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 203rd and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Recife

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	Antwerp	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$14050

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509