Buenos Aires vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$496
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$500
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
74
😀 Quality of life
78
61
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.33M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 39% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 4856th and 6605th ($1139 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th 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 14th in Brazil, while ranked 1059th and 5818th 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
$15.6
$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$73.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$1446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$57.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$9.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$7258

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

Cities near Porto Alegre

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