Melbourne vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$2191
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$507
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
75
😀 Quality of life
100
66
🏙️ Population
5.35M
1.39M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 187% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 829th and 6346th ($2543 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Porto Alegre ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 1st and 5036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Porto Alegre

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Melbourne Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$1639
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$1237
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$6.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$9470

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$696
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$622
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$742
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$609
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$679
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$670
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$694
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$683
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$599
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$736
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$646
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$592
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$617
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$608
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$619
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$636
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$538
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$719
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$680
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$671
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$508
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$524
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$596
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$686
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$597
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$741
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$685
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$1035
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$751
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$758
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$571
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$781
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$753
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$762
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$583
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$812
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$801
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$669
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$714
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$500