Milwaukee vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2078
$845
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5083
$2102
🏠 One person rent
$1194
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3809
$518
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
75
😀 Quality of life
89
65
🏙️ Population
577K
1.39M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 146% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 1833rd and 6575th ($2078 vs $845) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 16th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Porto Alegre ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 260th and 5292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Milwaukee Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.5
$35.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1421
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$908
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2353
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1538
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
10.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$1553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1645
$1230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$8.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.58
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$166
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1835
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24369
$8291

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1963
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2040
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1997
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1997
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2028
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2020
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1966
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1812
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$2037
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2079
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2070
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1971
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2034
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2092
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1990
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2381
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1814
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2365
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2379
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2435
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2354
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1746
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2403
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2437
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2410
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2131
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1844
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2229
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2402
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1784
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2504
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2398
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2371
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2519
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2434
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2415

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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