London vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	99	40
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.49M

The cost of living in London is 342% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 37th and 6539th ($3427 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th 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 1.4 months in London compared to 0.7 months in Recife. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 2nd and 6967th 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	$23	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$18289

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502