Brisbane vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	54
😀 Quality of life	97	66
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.49M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 190% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1241st and 6758th ($2323 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 33rd 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 12th in Brazil, while ranked 3rd and 5007th 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	$15.8	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$11966

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592