Brasilia vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brasilia Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2318
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$386
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$500
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
28
74
😀 Quality of life
61
61
🏙️ Population
2.82M
1.33M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 8% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6320th and 6605th ($882 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Ranked 13th vs 14th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5763rd vs 5818th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Porto Alegre

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Brasilia Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.51
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.5
$73.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.81%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$1446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.8
$57.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.65
$9.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$9.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.3
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.24
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.84
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$537
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16129
$7258

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance City Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi Formosa
$714
129 km or 80 mi Anapolis
$531
142 km or 89 mi Goianesia
$682
176 km or 110 mi Goiania
$805
192 km or 119 mi Paracatu
$656
196 km or 122 mi Trindade
$693
231 km or 143 mi Caldas Novas
$665
264 km or 164 mi Catalao
$653
319 km or 198 mi Araguari
$629
325 km or 202 mi Itumbiara
$593
343 km or 213 mi Patos de Minas
$624
350 km or 217 mi Uberlandia
$670
379 km or 235 mi Januaria
$588
391 km or 243 mi Ituiutaba
$647
393 km or 244 mi Rio Verde
$611
434 km or 270 mi Araxa
$552
440 km or 273 mi Uberaba
$559
442 km or 274 mi Montes Claros
$585
468 km or 291 mi Barra do Garcas
$655
469 km or 291 mi Jatai
$642
470 km or 292 mi Gurupi
$606
489 km or 304 mi Janauba
$574
493 km or 306 mi Curvelo
$600
511 km or 318 mi Barreiras
$583
530 km or 329 mi Franca
$552
535 km or 332 mi Barretos
$604
557 km or 346 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$560
558 km or 347 mi Fernandopolis
$635
560 km or 348 mi Votuporanga
$641
561 km or 349 mi Sete Lagoas
$412
564 km or 350 mi Passos
$568
568 km or 353 mi Batatais
$609
575 km or 357 mi Guanambi
$561
577 km or 358 mi Bebedouro
$619
578 km or 359 mi Divinopolis
$590
581 km or 361 mi Formiga
$613
581 km or 361 mi Sao Jose do Rio Preto
$750
585 km or 363 mi Mirassol
$688
591 km or 367 mi Itauna
$582
594 km or 369 mi Sertaozinho
$629

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