Perth vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	98	40
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.49M

The cost of living in Perth is 202% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1024th and 6539th ($2345 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 14th 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 0.7 months in Recife. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 7th and 6967th 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	$15.3	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$18289

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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