Cost of living in Porto Alegre, Brazil

The cost of living in Porto Alegre, Brazil is approximately 794 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 2042 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Porto Alegre

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
794 $
Without Rent
461 $
Rent & Utilities
333 $
Food
253 $
Transport
118 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
447 $
GDP per Capita
10,044 $
Freedom Index
6.92
Lifespan
73 years
Speak English
5%
Population
1.3M

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 5.66 $
Dinner 25.5 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 6.27 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.34 $
Capuccino 2.19 $
Coke, 330ml 1.12 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 0.89 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.2 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.94 $
Eggs, 12 pack 2.19 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 9.85 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 4.53 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 9.01 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.85 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.22 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.24 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.61 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.22 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.22 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.45 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.76 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 6.28 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.08 $
Cigarette pack 1.9 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.88 $
Monthly Pass 59.4 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.05 $
Taxi, 8 km 10.6 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 55.5 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 6.02 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 3.06 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.41 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 0.86 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 61 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 92 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 19.4 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 236 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 476 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 321 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 643 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 1,518 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 1,391 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 447 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 9.91%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 25 $
Cinema, 1 seat 6.05 $
Haircut 8.07 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 74.7 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 49.2 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 254 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 8,117 $

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Trinidad And Tobago
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Chile
Porto Alegre vs Santiago (Santiago is 51% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 21% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 33% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 17% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 8% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 21% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Temuco (Temuco is 10% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 6% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 16% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Talca (Talca is 7% more expensive)
Guyana
Porto Alegre vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 24% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Linden (Linden is 28% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 28% more expensive)
Mexico
Porto Alegre vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 50% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 32% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 8% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Leon (Leon is 9% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 27% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 24% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Puebla (Puebla is 18% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 23% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 58% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 9% less expensive)
Suriname
Porto Alegre vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 9% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 6% more expensive)
Ecuador
Porto Alegre vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 15% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Quito (Quito is 14% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 3% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 25% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Duran (Duran is 2% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Machala (Machala is 25% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Manta (Manta is 10% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 4% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Loja (Loja is 22% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 18% less expensive)
Peru
Porto Alegre vs Lima (Lima is 24% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 29% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 12% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 35% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Callao (Callao is 2% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Piura (Piura is 29% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Cusco (Cusco is 19% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 38% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 26% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 14% less expensive)
Venezuela
Porto Alegre vs Caracas (Caracas is 32% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 11% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Valencia (Valencia is 1% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Maracay (Maracay is 9% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 10% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Barinas (Barinas is 1% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 12% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 19% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 10% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 15% more expensive)
Colombia
Porto Alegre vs Bogota (Bogota is 9% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Medellin (Medellin is 10% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Cali (Cali is 8% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 1% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 6% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 30% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Soacha (Soacha is 6% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Soledad (Soledad is 6% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 40% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 19% less expensive)
Brazil
Porto Alegre vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 27% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 20% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 2% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 10% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Salvador (Salvador is 7% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 1% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Manaus (Manaus is 1% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 4% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Recife (Recife is 2% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Goiania (Goiania is 17% less expensive)
Argentina
Porto Alegre vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 14% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 17% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Rosario (Rosario is 21% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 12% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 6% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Salta (Salta is 8% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs San Juan (San Juan is 17% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Lanus (Lanus is 2% more expensive) Porto Alegre vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 51% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 11% less expensive)
Bolivia
Porto Alegre vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 4% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs La Paz (La Paz is 15% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs El Alto (El Alto is 19% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 32% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Sucre (Sucre is 17% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Oruro (Oruro is 24% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Potosi (Potosi is 37% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Tarija (Tarija is 21% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 33% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 3% less expensive)
Paraguay
Porto Alegre vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 16% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 33% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Luque (Luque is 24% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 22% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 34% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 48% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 35% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 33% less expensive) Porto Alegre vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 32% less expensive)