New York City vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$2112
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$650
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$504
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.49M

The cost of living in New York City is 382% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6th and 6252nd ($4044 vs $838) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Porto Alegre ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 8th and 5813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Porto Alegre

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	New York City	Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$6.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$1414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$1348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$56.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$8095

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

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