Cost of living comparison
Porto Alegre is 36.8% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 48.0% less in Porto Alegre
- Groceries
-
pay 39.4% less in Porto Alegre
- Transportation
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pay 8.8% less in Porto Alegre
- Housing
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pay 61.4% less in Porto Alegre
- Childcare
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pay 39.8% less in Porto Alegre
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 43.8% less in Porto Alegre
- Clothing
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pay 16.4% less in Porto Alegre
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Porto Alegre.
If you lived in Porto Alegre instead of Rome, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Porto Alegre
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$6.10
R$33.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$6.10
R$33.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.90
|
$1.08
R$5.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.95
|
$0.73
R$3.96
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
Rome
|
Porto Alegre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.51
|
$1.30
R$7.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€5.94
|
$4.88
R$26.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.26
|
$3.20
R$17.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.19
|
$1.93
R$10.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.15
|
$1.91
R$10.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.91
|
$0.84
R$4.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.78
|
$0.53
R$2.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$0.53
R$2.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.93
|
$0.66
R$3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.62
|
$0.46
R$2.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.67
|
$0.50
R$2.73
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
Rome
|
Porto Alegre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.07
|
$3.71
R$20.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€31.85
|
$62.71
R$339.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€22,747.96
|
$23,514.66
R$127,491.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€14.56
|
$9.93
R$53.83
|
|
pay 61.4% less for housing
Rome
|
Porto Alegre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.01
|
$18.89
R$102.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,002.08
|
$307.65
R$1,668.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€647.86
|
$240.75
R$1,305.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€142.01
|
$54.69
R$296.54
|
|
pay 39.8% less for childcare
Rome
|
Porto Alegre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€431.99
|
$240.37
R$1,303.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€8,906.49
|
$7,664.04
R$41,552.88
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Porto Alegre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.55
|
$2.18
R$11.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.30
|
$1.74
R$9.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.46
|
$1.79
R$9.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€49.51
|
$25.30
R$137.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.10
|
$5.91
R$32.06
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Rome
|
Porto Alegre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€55.55
|
$43.69
R$236.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€26.10
|
$37.45
R$203.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€65.51
|
$73.13
R$396.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€86.87
|
$52.25
R$283.32
|
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