Edinburgh vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edinburgh	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2310	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5713	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$1359	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2393	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3676	$427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	88	54
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	488K	1.49M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 210% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1247th and 6884th ($2310 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 29th in the United Kingdom and Brazil, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 59th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Recife

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	Edinburgh	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.8	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.41	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1053	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1942	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$300	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.08%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6892	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4820	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.4	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.63	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.26	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1932	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23184	$16281

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1775
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1762
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1711
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1641
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1797
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1480
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2058
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1837
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1575
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1630
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1485
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1522
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1759
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1906
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1780
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1797
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1602
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$2079
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2021
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1460
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1507
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1429
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1431
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1638
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1840
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1484
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1839
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2205
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544