Recife vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Recife	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1826	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$541	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.8	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$413	$3493
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	94
😀 Quality of life	54	93
🏙️ Population	1.49M	664K

The cost of living in Recife is 72% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7055th and 1038th ($671 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 3rd in Brazil and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Recife compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Recife ranked 19th best city to live in Brazil vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 5998th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Rotterdam

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	Recife	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$549	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.97%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$723	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.1	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.49	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.15	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14050	$10730

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514