Mexico City vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$611
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$447
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
73
😀 Quality of life
68
55
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.33M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 50% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 4630th and 6457th ($1190 vs $794) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 11th in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 12th in Brazil, while ranked 3360th and 5818th 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
$10.3
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$8117

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$676
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$584
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$664
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$535
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$592
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$622
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$631
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$639
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$573
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$637
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$573
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$540
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$647
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$549
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$596
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$619
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$472
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$653
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$596
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$622
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$492
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$593
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$623
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$592
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$660
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$620
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$826
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$728
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$653
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$596
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$648
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$670
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$692
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$561
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$691
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$635
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$623
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$373