Edinburgh vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edinburgh	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5663	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$2459	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3703	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	88	54
😀 Quality of life	94	40
🏙️ Population	488K	1.49M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 189% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1263rd and 6539th ($2246 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 14th in the United Kingdom and Brazil, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 40th and 6967th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Recife

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	Edinburgh	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7033	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4677	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1775	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23136	$18289

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767

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