Montreal vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$986
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$447
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
93
55
🏙️ Population
1.76M
1.33M

The cost of living in Montreal is 146% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 2002nd and 6457th ($1954 vs $794) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 11th in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Porto Alegre ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 60th and 5818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$8117

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$676
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$584
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$664
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$535
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$592
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$622
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$631
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$639
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$573
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$637
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$573
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$540
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$647
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$549
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$596
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$619
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$472
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$653
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$596
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$622
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$492
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$593
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$623
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$592
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$660
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$620
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$826
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$728
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$653
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$596
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$648
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$670
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$692
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$561
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$691
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$635
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$623
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$373