Cost of living comparison
Rome is 89.3% more expensive than Porto Alegre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 70.8% more in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 34.8% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 2.9 times more in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 74.3% more in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 33.3% more in Rome
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Rome are more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Porto Alegre, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Porto Alegre
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.10
R$34.69
|
$16.08
€14.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$34.69
|
$10.72
€9.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
R$6.15
|
$2.23
€1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
R$4.15
|
$1.12
€0.99
|
|
pay 70.8% more for groceries
|
Porto Alegre
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
R$7.42
|
$1.78
€1.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
R$27.75
|
$7.00
€6.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
R$18.22
|
$6.20
€5.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
R$10.98
|
$3.76
€3.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
R$10.89
|
$4.89
€4.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
R$4.76
|
$1.07
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.00
|
$0.92
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.01
|
$0.89
€0.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
R$3.74
|
$1.09
€0.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.59
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$2.87
|
$0.78
€0.69
|
|
pay 34.8% more for transportation
|
Porto Alegre
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
R$21.11
|
$7.15
€6.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.71
R$356.82
|
$37.51
€32.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,514.66
R$133,807.83
|
$26,794.08
€23,517.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.93
R$56.50
|
$17.15
€15.05
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Porto Alegre
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.89
R$107.46
|
$29.46
€25.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$307.65
R$1,750.65
|
$1,180.31
€1,035.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$240.75
R$1,369.94
|
$763.10
€669.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.69
R$311.23
|
$167.26
€146.81
|
|
pay 74.3% more for childcare
|
Porto Alegre
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
R$1,367.81
|
$508.83
€446.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,664.04
R$43,611.44
|
$10,490.67
€9,207.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Porto Alegre
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
R$12.39
|
$5.36
€4.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
R$9.90
|
$1.53
€1.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
R$10.16
|
$6.43
€5.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.30
R$143.95
|
$58.31
€51.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
R$33.65
|
$10.72
€9.41
|
|
pay 33.3% more for clothing
|
Porto Alegre
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.69
R$248.62
|
$65.43
€57.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.45
R$213.10
|
$30.74
€26.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.13
R$416.15
|
$77.17
€67.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.25
R$297.35
|
$102.32
€89.81
|
|
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