Gothenburg vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$808	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$413
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	54
😀 Quality of life	92	54
🏙️ Population	675K	1.49M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 142% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 2959th and 7055th ($1623 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 43rd in Sweden and Brazil, respectively. Check Sweden vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 78th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Recife

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	Gothenburg	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$14050

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

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