Recife vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Recife	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$746	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1937	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$330	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$85	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$427	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	95
😀 Quality of life	60	96
🏙️ Population	1.49M	985K

The cost of living in Recife is 68% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6884th and 1273rd ($746 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 1.6 months in Stockholm. Recife ranked 20th best city to live in Brazil vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 5911th and 33rd 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	$4.91	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1420	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.08	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16281	$15313

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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

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482