Barcelona vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$500
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
74
😀 Quality of life
90
61
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.33M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 156% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 1764th and 6605th ($2087 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 229th and 5818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$73.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$1446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$57.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$9.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$9.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$7258

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$660
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$575
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$676
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$571
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$580
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$616
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$637
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$633
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$562
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$661
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$586
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$531
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$576
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$557
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$551
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$587
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$526
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$666
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$616
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$608
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$476
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$487
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$563
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$621
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$573
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$659
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$625
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$904
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$773
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$681
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$582
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$699
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$680
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$693
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$537
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$816
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$716
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$626
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$659
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$444