Cost of living comparison
Athens is 74.6% more expensive than Porto Alegre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.9% more in Athens
- Groceries
-
pay 53.0% more in Athens
- Transportation
-
pay 28.1% more in Athens
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Athens
- Childcare
-
pay 66.3% more in Athens
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in Athens
- Clothing
-
pay 62.1% more in Athens
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and groceries in Athens are more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Athens.
If you lived in Athens instead of Porto Alegre, you would:
pay 71.9% more for restaurants
|
Porto Alegre
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.10
R$33.90
|
$16.08
€14.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$33.90
|
$9.65
€8.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
R$6.00
|
$2.06
€1.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
R$4.06
|
$0.55
€0.48
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
|
Porto Alegre
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
R$7.25
|
$1.27
€1.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
R$27.12
|
$6.59
€5.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
R$17.80
|
$6.29
€5.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
R$10.73
|
$4.50
€3.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
R$10.64
|
$4.89
€4.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
R$4.65
|
$0.93
€0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.93
|
$0.89
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.94
|
$0.60
€0.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
R$3.66
|
$0.93
€0.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.53
|
$0.57
€0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$2.80
|
$0.53
€0.46
|
|
pay 28.1% more for transportation
|
Porto Alegre
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
R$20.63
|
$7.64
€6.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.71
R$348.66
|
$30.01
€26.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,514.66
R$130,748.57
|
$30,384.48
€26,651.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.93
R$55.20
|
$12.86
€11.28
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Porto Alegre
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.89
R$105.01
|
$32.55
€28.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$307.65
R$1,710.63
|
$634.68
€556.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$240.75
R$1,338.62
|
$557.32
€488.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.69
R$304.12
|
$153.41
€134.56
|
|
pay 66.3% more for childcare
|
Porto Alegre
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
R$1,336.54
|
$463.20
€406.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,664.04
R$42,614.35
|
$10,722.29
€9,405.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Porto Alegre
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
R$12.11
|
$5.36
€4.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
R$9.68
|
$3.71
€3.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
R$9.93
|
$4.88
€4.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.30
R$140.66
|
$49.36
€43.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
R$32.88
|
$9.65
€8.46
|
|
pay 62.1% more for clothing
|
Porto Alegre
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.69
R$242.93
|
$86.11
€75.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.45
R$208.23
|
$38.32
€33.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.13
R$406.63
|
$93.75
€82.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.25
R$290.55
|
$115.38
€101.21
|
|
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