Recife vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Recife	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$805	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2037	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$375	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.9	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$411	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	99
😀 Quality of life	65	98
🏙️ Population	1.49M	5.45M

The cost of living in Recife is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6735th and 348th ($805 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Recife compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Recife ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5331st and 2nd 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	$4.41	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$701	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$472	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.7%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.23	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.14	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13958	$21946

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864