Copenhagen vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$413
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	97	54
🏙️ Population	644K	1.49M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 248% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1085th and 7055th ($2333 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd in Denmark and Brazil, respectively. Check Denmark vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 10th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Recife

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	Copenhagen	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$14050

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

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