Medellin vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$494
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
74
😀 Quality of life
60
61
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.33M

The cost of living in Medellin is 26% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 5342nd and 6605th ($1030 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th 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 14th in Brazil, while ranked 5890th and 5818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Porto Alegre

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Medellin Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$73.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$1446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$57.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$9.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$9.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$7258

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$660
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$575
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$676
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$571
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$580
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$616
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$637
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$633
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$562
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$661
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$586
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$531
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$576
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$557
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$551
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$587
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$526
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$666
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$616
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$608
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$476
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$487
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$563
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$621
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$573
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$659
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$625
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$904
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$773
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$681
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$582
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$699
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$680
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$693
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$537
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$816
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$716
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$626
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$659
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$444