Manchester vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	54
😀 Quality of life	93	60
🏙️ Population	548K	1.49M

The cost of living in Manchester is 204% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1330th and 6884th ($2265 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 107th and 5911th 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	$17.3	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$16281

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

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