Chicago vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$845
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2102
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$518
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
75
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.39M

The cost of living in Chicago is 234% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 375th and 6575th ($2822 vs $845) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 16th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Porto Alegre ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 22nd and 5292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$35.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
10.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$1553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$1230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$8291

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$688
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$611
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$717
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$605
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$633
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$659
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$681
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$674
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$594
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$708
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$635
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$561
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$613
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$596
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$592
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$628
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$557
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$711
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$665
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$659
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$509
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$518
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$584
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$672
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$585
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$713
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$673
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$979
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$789
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$740
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$568
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$762
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$733
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$746
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$578
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$832
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$771
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$663
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$713
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$469