Oslo vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oslo	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2721	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5890	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$1569	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2558	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$793	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3963	$427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	79	54
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	709K	1.49M

The cost of living in Oslo is 265% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 530th and 6884th ($2721 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Norway and Brazil, respectively. Check Norway vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Oslo compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 55th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Recife

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	Oslo	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.6	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1592	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1273	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2624	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2132	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10233	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7897	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.9	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.19	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.2	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.62	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.1	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16133	$16281

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2058
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2155
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2180
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2131
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1741
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1949
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1819
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1978
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1761
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1971
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1882
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1830
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1397
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2041
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1621
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1460
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1830
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1516
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1586
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1551
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1312
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1497
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1823
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1325
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1684
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1289
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1503
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1801
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2004
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2341
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2242

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