Brisbane vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
95
57
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.49M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 181% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 930th and 6252nd ($2356 vs $838) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Porto Alegre ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 18th and 5813th 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
$13.8
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$1414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$1348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$56.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$8095

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$682
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$631
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$708
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$592
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$600
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$601
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$634
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$555
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$590
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$624
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$565
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$631
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$688
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$521
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$666
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$653
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$511
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$688
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$604
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$636
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$565
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$520
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$610
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$632
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$611
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$607
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$655
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$925
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$785
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$697
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$619
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$682
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$729
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$760
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$573
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$837
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$756
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$681
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$669
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$368