Montreal vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$2191
🏠 One person rent
$984
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$507
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
75
😀 Quality of life
93
66
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.39M

The cost of living in Montreal is 115% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 2370th and 6346th ($1901 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Porto Alegre ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 49th and 5036th 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
$15.7
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$1639
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$1237
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$9470

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$696
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$622
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$742
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$609
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$679
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$670
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$694
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$683
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$599
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$736
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$646
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$592
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$617
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$608
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$619
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$636
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$538
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$719
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$680
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$671
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$508
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$524
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$596
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$686
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$597
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$741
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$685
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$1035
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$751
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$758
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$571
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$781
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$753
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$762
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$583
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$812
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$801
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$669
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$714
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$500