Barcelona vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$447
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
88
55
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.33M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 138% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 2198th and 6457th ($1887 vs $794) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 11th 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 12th in Brazil, while ranked 238th and 5818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$8117

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$676
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$584
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$664
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$535
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$592
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$622
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$631
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$639
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$573
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$637
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$573
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$540
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$647
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$549
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$596
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$619
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$472
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$653
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$596
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$622
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$492
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$593
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$623
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$592
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$660
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$620
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$826
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$728
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$653
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$596
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$648
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$670
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$692
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$561
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$691
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$635
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$623
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$373