Brisbane vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	54
😀 Quality of life	97	40
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.49M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 221% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 781st and 6539th ($2491 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 15th and 6967th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Recife

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	Brisbane	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$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	$8.26	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$18289

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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