Calgary vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$454
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	72
😀 Quality of life	90	56
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.33M

The cost of living in Calgary is 176% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 1646th and 6663rd ($2077 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 13th in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Porto Alegre ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 153rd and 5820th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Porto Alegre

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	Calgary	Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$7512

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$632
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$546
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$624
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$495
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$564
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$584
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$593
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$599
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$536
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$608
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$549
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$537
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$519
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$529
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$551
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$500
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$619
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$578
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$577
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$463
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$537
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$589
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$628
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$594
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$857
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$707
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$632
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$639
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$758
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$659
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$600
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$461