Recife vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Recife	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1826	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$541	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.8	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$413	$3371
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	95
😀 Quality of life	54	95
🏙️ Population	1.49M	985K

The cost of living in Recife is 67% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 7055th and 1732nd ($671 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1st in Brazil and Sweden, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Recife compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Recife ranked 19th best city to live in Brazil vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 5998th and 20th 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	$4.01	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$549	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.97%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$723	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.1	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.49	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.15	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14050	$5804

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331