Panama City vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1479
$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3609
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$846
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$1592
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$454
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
42
72
😀 Quality of life
67
56
🏙️ Population
881K
1.33M

The cost of living in Panama City is 97% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 3517th and 6663rd ($1479 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Panama and Brazil, respectively. Check Panama vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Panama City compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Porto Alegre ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 3734th and 5820th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Porto Alegre

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Panama City Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.5
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.99
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.66
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1749
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2551
$1319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1632
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.94
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.71
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.22
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.5
$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13616
$7512

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Panama CityPorto Alegre

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1310
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1304
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$957
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1172
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1116
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1117
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1089
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$664
329 km or 204 mi David
$890
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$645
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1225
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$669
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$524
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$760
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$705
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1024
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1324
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1296
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$604
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$839
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1269
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$906
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$897
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$741
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$773
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$801
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$649
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$742
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$653
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1213
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$680
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$837
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$742
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$759
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$605
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$598
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$513
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$932

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