Melbourne vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	100	66
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.49M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 217% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 829th and 6758th ($2543 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 33rd in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 1st and 5007th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Recife

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	Melbourne	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$11966

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

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