Calgary vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	54
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.49M

The cost of living in Calgary is 163% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1716th and 6735th ($2118 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 27th 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 0.5 months in Recife. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 209th and 5331st 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	$17	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$13958

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

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