Calgary vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$552
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	54
😀 Quality of life	90	40
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.49M

The cost of living in Calgary is 177% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1473rd and 6539th ($2149 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 14th in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 131st and 6967th 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	$16.9	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$18289

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502