Barcelona vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2191
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$507
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
75
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.39M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 141% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 1659th and 6346th ($2129 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Porto Alegre ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 174th and 5036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Porto Alegre

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Barcelona Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$1639
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1237
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$9.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$6.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$9470

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$696
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$622
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$742
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$609
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$679
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$670
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$694
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$683
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$599
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$736
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$646
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$592
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$617
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$608
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$619
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$636
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$538
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$719
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$680
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$671
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$508
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$524
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$596
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$686
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$597
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$741
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$685
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$1035
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$751
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$758
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$571
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$781
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$753
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$762
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$583
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$812
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$801
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$669
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$714
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$500