Brisbane vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$500
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
74
😀 Quality of life
98
61
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.33M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 153% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 1813th and 6605th ($2065 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 11th in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Porto Alegre ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 9th and 5818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$73.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$1446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$57.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$9.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$7258

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736

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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