Mexico City vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$663
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
73
😀 Quality of life
66
57
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.49M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 54% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 4206th and 6252nd ($1288 vs $838) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 12th in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 6th in Brazil, while ranked 4184th and 5813th 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
$10.1
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$6.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$1414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$1348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$56.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$8095

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$682
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$631
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$708
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$592
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$600
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$601
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$634
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$555
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$590
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$624
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$565
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$631
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$688
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$521
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$666
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$653
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$511
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$688
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$604
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$636
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$565
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$520
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$610
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$632
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$611
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$607
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$655
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$925
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$785
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$697
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$619
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$682
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$729
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$760
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$573
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$837
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$756
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$681
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$669
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$368