Ottawa vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2055
$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4624
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$1940
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3115
$454
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
72
😀 Quality of life
90
56
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.33M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 173% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 1701st and 6663rd ($2055 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 13th 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 Ottawa compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Porto Alegre ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 162nd and 5820th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Porto Alegre

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Ottawa Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2032
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1649
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.14%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4939
$1319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4597
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.82
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.15
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.8
$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$942
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19030
$7512

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1768
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2202
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1889
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1764
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1651
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$632
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$546
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$624
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$495
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$564
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$584
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$593
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$599
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$536
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$608
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$549
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$537
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$540
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$519
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$529
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$551
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$500
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$619
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$578
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$577
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$446
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$463
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$537
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$589
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$544
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$628
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$594
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$857
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$707
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$632
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$553
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$632
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$639
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$658
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$510
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$659
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$600
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$594
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$461