Buenos Aires vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$2191
🏠 One person rent
$555
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$507
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
75
😀 Quality of life
77
66
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.39M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 41% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 4647th and 6346th ($1247 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1053rd and 5036th 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
$17.5
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$1639
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$1237
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$6.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$9470

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$696
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$622
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$742
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$609
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$679
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$670
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$694
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$683
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$599
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$736
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$646
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$592
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$617
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$608
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$619
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$636
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$538
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$719
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$680
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$671
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$508
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$524
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$596
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$686
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$597
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$741
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$685
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$1035
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$751
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$758
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$571
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$781
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$753
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$762
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$583
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$812
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$801
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$669
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$714
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$500