Copenhagen vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	97	40
🏙️ Population	644K	1.49M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 220% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 795th and 6539th ($2483 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Denmark and Brazil, respectively. Check Denmark vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 9th and 6967th 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	$20.2	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$18289

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502