Recife vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Recife	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$776	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1871	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$531	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$3539
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	95
😀 Quality of life	40	96
🏙️ Population	1.49M	985K

The cost of living in Recife is 61% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6539th and 1883rd ($776 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Brazil and Sweden, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Recife compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Recife ranked 71st best city to live in Brazil vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6967th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Stockholm

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	Recife	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.9	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1568	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$974	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.9	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.02	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.3	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$287	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18289	$7335

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328