Calgary vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$413
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	54
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.49M

The cost of living in Calgary is 210% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1646th and 7055th ($2077 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 43rd in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 153rd and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Recife

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	Calgary	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$14050

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509