Barcelona vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
88
57
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.49M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 111% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6252nd ($1773 vs $838) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Porto Alegre ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 193rd and 5813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$56.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$8095

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$682
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$631
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$708
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$592
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$600
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$601
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$634
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$555
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$590
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$624
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$565
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$631
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$688
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$521
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$666
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$653
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$511
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$688
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$604
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$636
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$565
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$520
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$610
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$632
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$611
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$607
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$655
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$925
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$785
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$697
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$619
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$682
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$729
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$760
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$573
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$837
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$756
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$681
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$669
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$368