Mexico City vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2923
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$603
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$1214
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.2
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$709
$454
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
67
56
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.33M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 54% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 4604th and 6663rd ($1160 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 13th 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 10th in Brazil, while ranked 3470th and 5820th 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
$11.1
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$3.69
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$846
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.34%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2952
$1319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.96
$8.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.6
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9034
$7512

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$632
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$546
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$624
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$495
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$564
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$584
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$593
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$599
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$536
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$608
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$549
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$537
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$540
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$519
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$529
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$551
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$500
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$619
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$578
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$577
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$446
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$463
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$537
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$589
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$544
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$628
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$594
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$857
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$707
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$632
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$553
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$632
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$639
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$658
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$510
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$659
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$600
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$594
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$461