Brisbane vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$447
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
97
55
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.33M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 214% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 781st and 6457th ($2491 vs $794) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Porto Alegre ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 15th and 5818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$8117

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$676
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$584
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$664
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$535
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$592
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$622
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$631
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$639
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$573
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$637
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$573
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$540
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$647
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$549
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$596
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$619
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$472
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$653
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$596
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$622
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$492
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$593
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$623
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$592
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$660
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$620
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$826
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$728
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$653
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$596
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$648
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$670
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$692
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$561
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$691
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$635
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$623
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$373