Buenos Aires vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$365
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
73
😀 Quality of life
71
57
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.49M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 6% less expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6407th and 6252nd ($791 vs $838) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Argentina and Brazil, respectively. Check Argentina vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6th in Brazil, while ranked 2311th and 5813th 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
$7.12
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$6.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$1414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$1348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$56.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$8095

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

Cities near Porto Alegre

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