Montreal vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$928
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
95
57
🏙️ Population
1.76M
1.49M

The cost of living in Montreal is 117% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 2281st and 6252nd ($1821 vs $838) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 12th in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Porto Alegre ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 30th and 5813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Porto Alegre

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Montreal Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$6.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$1414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$1348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$56.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$8095

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

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