Barcelona vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$845
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2102
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$518
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
75
😀 Quality of life
90
65
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.39M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 150% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 1722nd and 6575th ($2116 vs $845) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 16th in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Porto Alegre ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 205th and 5292nd 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
$17.8
$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$35.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
10.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$1553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$8.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$8291

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$688
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$611
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$717
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$605
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$633
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$659
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$681
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$674
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$594
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$708
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$635
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$561
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$613
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$596
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$592
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$628
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$557
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$711
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$665
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$659
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$509
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$518
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$584
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$672
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$585
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$713
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$673
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$979
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$789
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$740
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$568
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$762
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$733
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$746
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$578
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$832
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$771
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$663
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$713
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$469