Recife vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Recife	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$802	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$358	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$4246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	94
😀 Quality of life	66	95
🏙️ Population	1.49M	664K

The cost of living in Recife is 70% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6758th and 649th ($802 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 5th in Brazil and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Recife compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Recife ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5007th and 20th 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	$5.07	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.35	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.78%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1912	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1040	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.1	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.77	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.18	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.5	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11966	$13092

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799