Mexico City vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$2191
🏠 One person rent
$792
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
75
😀 Quality of life
73
66
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.39M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 67% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 4074th and 6346th ($1475 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Porto Alegre ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 2482nd and 5036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Porto Alegre

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Mexico City Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$1639
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$1237
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$9.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$9470

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005

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