Melbourne vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2308
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5590
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$1286
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2187
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4060
$500
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
74
😀 Quality of life
100
61
🏙️ Population
5.35M
1.33M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 183% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 1249th and 6605th ($2308 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th 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 5818th 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
$14.5
$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.74
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2675
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1808
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$73.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7072
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5978
$1446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$115
$57.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$9.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.43
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.9
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1948
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22799
$7258

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1681
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1736
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1768
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1738
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1728
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1706
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1674
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1725
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2058
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1464
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1362
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1813
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1662
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1718
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1786
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1667
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1660
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2019
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1771
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1678
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2127
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1364
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1568
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1580
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2117
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1599
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1747
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2292
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1888
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2640
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2181
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1839
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1911
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1184
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988

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