Boston vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$845
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$2102
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$518
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
75
😀 Quality of life
92
65
🏙️ Population
676K
1.39M

The cost of living in Boston is 330% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 30th and 6575th ($3638 vs $845) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 16th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Porto Alegre ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 94th and 5292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Porto Alegre

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Boston Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$35.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
10.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$1553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$1230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$8.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$8291

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

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