Cost of living comparison
Porto Alegre is 10.5% more expensive than Brazil overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.0% more in Porto Alegre
- Groceries
-
pay 6.1% more in Porto Alegre
- Transportation
-
pay 29.1% more in Porto Alegre
- Housing
-
pay 11.2% more in Porto Alegre
- Childcare
-
pay 3.9% more in Porto Alegre
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.3% more in Porto Alegre
- Clothing
-
pay 1.9% less in Porto Alegre
The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and childcare in Porto Alegre are more expensive than in Brazil.
If you lived in Porto Alegre instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 13.0% more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Porto Alegre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$29.33
|
$6.10
R$35.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.47
|
$6.10
R$35.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.68
|
$1.08
R$6.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.47
|
$0.73
R$4.20
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Porto Alegre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.81
|
$1.30
R$7.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$22.90
|
$4.88
R$28.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.81
|
$3.20
R$18.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.77
|
$1.93
R$11.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.78
|
$1.91
R$11.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.67
|
$0.84
R$4.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.04
|
$0.53
R$3.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.61
|
$0.53
R$3.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.63
|
$0.66
R$3.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.82
|
$0.46
R$2.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.65
|
$0.50
R$2.90
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Porto Alegre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.11
|
$3.71
R$21.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$227.36
|
$62.71
R$361.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$110,946.83
|
$23,514.66
R$135,425.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.57
|
$9.93
R$57.18
|
|
pay 11.2% more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Porto Alegre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$102.46
|
$18.89
R$108.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,647.72
|
$307.65
R$1,771.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,153.93
|
$240.75
R$1,386.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$284.03
|
$54.69
R$315.00
|
|
pay 3.9% more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Porto Alegre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,491.85
|
$240.37
R$1,384.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,349.85
|
$7,664.04
R$44,138.73
|
|
pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Porto Alegre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$8.94
|
$2.18
R$12.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$8.94
|
$1.74
R$10.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.18
|
$1.79
R$10.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$125.85
|
$25.30
R$145.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.62
|
$5.91
R$34.06
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Porto Alegre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$248.38
|
$43.69
R$251.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$228.47
|
$37.45
R$215.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$402.51
|
$73.13
R$421.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$325.95
|
$52.25
R$300.95
|
|
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