Buenos Aires vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$402
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$447
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
73
😀 Quality of life
72
55
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.33M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 15% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6099th and 6457th ($909 vs $794) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Argentina and Brazil, respectively. Check Argentina vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 12th in Brazil, while ranked 1789th 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
$9.98
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$8117

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$676
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$584
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$664
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$535
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$592
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$622
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$631
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$639
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$573
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$637
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$573
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$540
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$647
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$549
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$596
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$619
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$472
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$653
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$596
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$622
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$492
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$593
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$623
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$592
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$660
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$620
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$826
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$728
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$653
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$596
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$648
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$670
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$692
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$561
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$691
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$635
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$623
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$373