Manchester vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manchester	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1998	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4556	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$1204	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1870	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$626
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	54
😀 Quality of life	91	43
🏙️ Population	548K	1.66M

The cost of living in Manchester is 162% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1798th and 6515th ($1998 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 31st 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 Manchester compared to 0.8 months in Recife. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 110th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Recife

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	Manchester	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1274	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1386	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$303	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.8	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5073	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.66	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.9	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.4	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.2	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1559	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13845	$19214

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1526
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1607
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1932
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1588
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1644
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1358
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1733
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1613
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1527
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1455
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1574
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1487
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1467
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1623
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1564
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1640
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1628
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1656
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1713
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1715
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1867
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1629

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525