Calgary vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	54
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.49M

The cost of living in Calgary is 161% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1759th and 6758th ($2095 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 33rd 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 9th best city to live in Canada vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 187th and 5007th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/calgary/recife.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Calgary vs Recife infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/calgary/recife" target="_blank">Calgary vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Calgary vs Recife

Prices for goods and services in Calgary and Recife are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Calgary	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$11966

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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