Ottawa vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2096
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$1231
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3333
$500
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
74
😀 Quality of life
92
61
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.33M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 157% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 1744th and 6605th ($2096 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 11th in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Porto Alegre ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 129th and 5818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1036
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2109
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1647
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$73.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.23%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4937
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3196
$1446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.84
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$57.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$9.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15527
$7258

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822

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