Copenhagen vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	54
😀 Quality of life	97	66
🏙️ Population	667K	1.49M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 219% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 805th and 6758th ($2555 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Denmark and Brazil, respectively. Check Denmark vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 5th and 5007th 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	$21.1	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$11966

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592