Kingston vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$605
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$447
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
41
73
😀 Quality of life
54
55
🏙️ Population
580K
1.33M

The cost of living in Kingston is 67% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 4282nd and 6457th ($1325 vs $794) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 12th in Brazil, while ranked 5962nd and 5818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingston Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$2.34
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$10.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$8117

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$676
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$584
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$664
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$535
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$592
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$622
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$631
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$639
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$573
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$637
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$573
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$540
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$647
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$549
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$596
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$619
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$472
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$653
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$596
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$622
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$492
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$593
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$623
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$592
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$660
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$620
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$826
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$728
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$653
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$596
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$648
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$670
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$692
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$561
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$691
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$635
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$623
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$373