Caracas vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$357
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
54
73
😀 Quality of life
41
57
🏙️ Population
2.25M
1.49M

The cost of living in Caracas is 16% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 5499th and 6252nd ($975 vs $838) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Venezuela and Brazil, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Porto Alegre ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 7028th and 5813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Porto Alegre

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Caracas Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.55%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$1414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1224
$1348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$56.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3515
$8095

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$854
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$839
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$880
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$846
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$812
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$815
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$805
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$844
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$823
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$823
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$804
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$720
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$723
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$696
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$640
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$581
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$648
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$612
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$705
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$728
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$688
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$713
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$755
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$691
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$685
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$712
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$699
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$684
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$707
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1783
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$663
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$769
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$719
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$653
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$708
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$687
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$692

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