Medellin vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$387
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
73
😀 Quality of life
54
57
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.49M

The cost of living in Medellin is 3% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6140th and 6252nd ($867 vs $838) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Porto Alegre ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 5994th and 5813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$6.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.6
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$1414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$1348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$56.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$8095

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

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