Brasilia vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$296	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$454
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	28	72
😀 Quality of life	56	56
🏙️ Population	2.82M	1.33M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 2% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6598th and 6663rd ($765 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 13th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Ranked 8th vs 10th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5716th vs 5820th 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	$6.98	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$1319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$7512

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$632
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$546
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$624
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$495
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$564
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$584
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$593
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$599
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$536
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$608
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$549
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$537
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$519
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$529
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$551
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$500
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$619
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$578
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$577
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$463
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$537
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$589
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$628
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$594
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$857
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$707
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$632
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$639
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$758
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$659
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$600
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$461