Kingston vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$2191
🏠 One person rent
$740
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$507
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
41
75
😀 Quality of life
61
66
🏙️ Population
938K
1.39M

The cost of living in Kingston is 67% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 4050th and 6346th ($1482 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Jamaica and Brazil, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Porto Alegre ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 5741st and 5036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Porto Alegre

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Kingston Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$1639
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$1237
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$9.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$6.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$9470

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$696
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$622
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$742
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$609
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$679
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$670
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$694
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$683
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$599
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$736
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$646
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$592
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$617
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$608
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$619
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$636
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$538
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$719
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$680
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$671
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$508
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$524
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$596
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$686
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$597
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$741
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$685
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$1035
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$751
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$758
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$571
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$781
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$753
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$762
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$583
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$812
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$801
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$669
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$714
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$500