Buenos Aires vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$845
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$2102
🏠 One person rent
$536
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$518
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
75
😀 Quality of life
77
65
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.39M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 43% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 4761st and 6575th ($1207 vs $845) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Argentina and Brazil, respectively. Check Argentina vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Porto Alegre ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 1226th and 5292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Porto Alegre

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Buenos Aires Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$35.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
10.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$1553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$1230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$8.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$8291

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

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