Mexico City vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$845
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$2102
🏠 One person rent
$774
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$518
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
75
😀 Quality of life
72
65
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.39M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 69% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 4274th and 6575th ($1428 vs $845) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 16th 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 9th in Brazil, while ranked 3354th and 5292nd 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
$11.7
$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$35.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
10.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$1553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$1230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$8.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$8291

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$688
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$611
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$717
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$605
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$633
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$659
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$681
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$674
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$594
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$708
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$635
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$561
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$613
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$596
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$592
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$628
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$557
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$711
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$665
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$659
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$509
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$518
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$584
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$672
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$585
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$713
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$673
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$979
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$789
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$740
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$568
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$762
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$733
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$746
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$578
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$832
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$771
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$663
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$713
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$469