Boston vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Boston | Porto Alegre | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Boston is 372% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 24th and 6663rd ($3547 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 13th 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Porto Alegre ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 103rd and 5820th 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 | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Boston
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4 km or 2.5 mi |  Cambridge | |
| 4.4 km or 2.7 mi | Chelsea | |
| 4.5 km or 2.8 mi | Somerville | |
| 5.6 km or 3.5 mi | Everett | |
| 5.7 km or 3.5 mi | Brookline | |
| 6.9 km or 4.3 mi | Revere | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Malden | |
| 7.6 km or 4.7 mi | Medford | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Belmont | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Arlington | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Watertown | |
| 11 km or 6.9 mi | Melrose | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Milton | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Winchester | |
| 12 km or 7.7 mi | Newton | |
| 13 km or 7.8 mi | Saugus | |
| 13 km or 8.1 mi | Quincy | |
| 14 km or 8.6 mi | Stoneham | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Waltham | |
| 15 km or 9.4 mi | Lynn | |
| 15 km or 9.5 mi | Woburn | |
| 16 km or 9.6 mi | Dedham | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Needham | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Lexington | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Wakefield | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Braintree | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Weymouth | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Reading | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Hingham | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Burlington | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Wellesley | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Norwood | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Peabody | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Randolph | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Salem | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Wilmington | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Marblehead | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Canton | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Natick | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Stoughton |
Cities near Porto Alegre
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8.3 mi |  Canoas | |
| 16 km or 9.9 mi | Cachoeirinha | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Viamao | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Novo Hamburgo | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Caxias do Sul | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Bento Goncalves | |
| 107 km or 67 mi | Camaqua | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Santa Cruz do Sul | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Cachoeira do Sul | |
| 172 km or 107 mi | Vacaria | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Ararangua | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Pelotas | |
| 228 km or 141 mi | Passo Fundo | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Criciuma | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Rio Grande | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Carazinho | |
| 252 km or 156 mi | Santa Maria | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Lages | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Tubarao | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Erechim | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Sao Gabriel | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Bage | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Ijui | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Concordia | |
| 352 km or 219 mi | Santo Angelo | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Chapeco | |
| 363 km or 225 mi | Cacador | |
| 376 km or 234 mi | Florianopolis | |
| 382 km or 238 mi |  Melo | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Brusque | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Santa Rosa | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Blumenau | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Itapema | |
| 423 km or 263 mi | Balneario Camboriu | |
| 423 km or 263 mi | Santana do Livramento | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Rivera | |
| 429 km or 266 mi | Itajai | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Pato Branco | |
| 448 km or 278 mi | Jaragua do Sul | |
| 474 km or 295 mi |  Obera |
