Guangzhou vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$333
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
73
😀 Quality of life
75
57
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.49M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 11% less expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6607th and 6252nd ($742 vs $838) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 12th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Porto Alegre ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 955th and 5813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Porto Alegre

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Guangzhou Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$6.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.6
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$56.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$8095

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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