Brisbane vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$845
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$2102
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$518
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
75
😀 Quality of life
98
65
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.39M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 169% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 1349th and 6575th ($2269 vs $845) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 16th in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Porto Alegre ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 3rd and 5292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Porto Alegre

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Brisbane Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$35.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
10.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$1553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$1230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$8.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$8291

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

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