Madrid vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$845
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$2102
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$518
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
75
😀 Quality of life
90
65
🏙️ Population
3.51M
1.39M

The cost of living in Madrid is 147% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 1805th and 6575th ($2089 vs $845) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 16th in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Porto Alegre ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 190th and 5292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Porto Alegre

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Madrid Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$35.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
10.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$1553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$1230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$8.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$8291

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$688
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$611
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$717
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$605
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$633
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$659
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$681
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$674
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$594
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$708
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$635
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$561
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$613
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$596
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$592
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$628
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$557
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$711
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$665
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$659
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$509
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$518
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$584
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$672
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$585
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$713
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$673
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$979
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$789
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$740
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$568
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$762
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$733
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$746
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$578
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$832
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$771
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$663
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$713
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$469