Cali vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$748
$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1926
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$287
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$513
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$454
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
72
😀 Quality of life
50
56
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.33M

The cost of living in Cali is 0.5% less expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6679th and 6663rd ($748 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 13th in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Porto Alegre ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 6204th and 5820th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Porto Alegre

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Cali Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.11%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$992
$1319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$798
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.78
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6351
$7512

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Distance City Cost of living
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$666
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$742
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$513
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$477
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$557
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$598
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$649
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$605
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$680
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$529
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$493
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$653
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$410
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$705
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$514
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$674
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$794
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$887
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$571
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$531
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$897
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$906
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$497
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$709
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$839
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$519
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$563
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$610
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$884
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$882
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$534
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$722
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$532
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$664
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$648
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$657
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$573
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$651
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$645

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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