London vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.49M

The cost of living in London is 364% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 20th and 6735th ($3740 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 months in London compared to 0.5 months in Recife. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 12th and 5331st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Recife

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	London	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$13958

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583