Kingston vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$578
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
41
73
😀 Quality of life
56
57
🏙️ Population
580K
1.49M

The cost of living in Kingston is 49% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 4318th and 6252nd ($1250 vs $838) 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 6th in Brazil, while ranked 5883rd and 5813th 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
$6.46
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$6.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$1414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$1348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$56.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$8095

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1062
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$758
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$936
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$698
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1005
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$768
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$674
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1020
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2555
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2841
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$2153
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1671
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1727
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1872
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$492
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$492
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1869
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1784
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$494
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$504
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$514
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1654
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$501
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$506
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1626
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3374
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1371
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1312
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$714
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$712

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