Perth vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	54
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.49M

The cost of living in Perth is 204% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 978th and 6735th ($2448 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 27th in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 10th and 5331st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Recife

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	Perth	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$13958

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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