Kingston vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$664
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$763
$454
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
41
72
😀 Quality of life
54
56
🏙️ Population
580K
1.33M

The cost of living in Kingston is 83% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 3941st and 6663rd ($1378 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Jamaica and Brazil, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Porto Alegre ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 5942nd and 5820th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingston Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.64
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1923
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$1319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.08
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.6
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.6
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$7512

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1197
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$787
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1063
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$870
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1170
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$877
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1000
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1014
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1415
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2123
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1272
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2763
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1561
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1266
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1561
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1830
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$506
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$507
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1531
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1395
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$508
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$521
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$527
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$542
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1258
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$520
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$521
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1259
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3754
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1211
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$511
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$505
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1101
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1058
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$645
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$715
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$865
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$707

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$632
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$546
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$624
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$495
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$564
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$584
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$593
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$599
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$536
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$608
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$549
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$537
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$540
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$519
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$529
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$551
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$500
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$619
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$578
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$577
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$446
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$463
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$537
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$589
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$544
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$628
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$594
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$857
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$707
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$632
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$553
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$632
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$639
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$658
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$510
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$659
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$600
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$594
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$461