Mexico City vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$721
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
74
😀 Quality of life
72
61
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.33M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 63% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 4418th and 6605th ($1331 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th in Mexico and Brazil, respectively. Check Mexico vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 3317th 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
$12
$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$73.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$1446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$57.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$9.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$7258

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

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