London vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	99	60
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.49M

The cost of living in London is 416% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 8th and 6884th ($3851 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 months in London compared to 0.6 months in Recife. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 5th and 5911th 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	$22.2	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$16281

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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