London vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	97	66
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.49M

The cost of living in London is 357% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 28th and 6758th ($3662 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 1.3 months in London compared to 0.5 months in Recife. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 4th and 5007th 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	$22.6	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$11966

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

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