Brisbane vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	54
😀 Quality of life	98	65
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.49M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 182% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1349th and 6735th ($2269 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 27th in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 3rd and 5331st 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	$15.5	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$13958

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583