Recife vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Recife	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$802	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$358	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	99
😀 Quality of life	66	100
🏙️ Population	1.49M	5.45M

The cost of living in Recife is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6758th and 370th ($802 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5007th 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	$5.07	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.35	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.78%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1912	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1040	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.77	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.18	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.5	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11966	$25164

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863