Recife vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Recife	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1997	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$361	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$603	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$626	$3743
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	99
😀 Quality of life	43	98
🏙️ Population	1.66M	4.84M

The cost of living in Recife is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6515th and 318th ($763 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Recife compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Recife ranked 42nd best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6854th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Sydney

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	Recife	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.92	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$431	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$395	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.94	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.94	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.12	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.55	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.87	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19214	$17934

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816