Montreal vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1903
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4337
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$969
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2945
$500
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
74
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
1.8M
1.33M

The cost of living in Montreal is 133% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 2306th and 6605th ($1903 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 11th 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 4th best city to live in Canada vs Porto Alegre ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 46th and 5818th 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
$16.2
$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$73.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6195
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4493
$1446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$57.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$9.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4789
$7258

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811

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