Recife vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Recife	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$776	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1871	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$531	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$4399
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	99
😀 Quality of life	40	99
🏙️ Population	1.49M	4.84M

The cost of living in Recife is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6539th and 312th ($776 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Recife compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Recife ranked 71st best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6967th and 4th 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	$4.24	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.9	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1568	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$974	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.9	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.02	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.3	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$287	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18289	$18951

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754