Porto Alegre vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$794
$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1897
🏠 One person rent
$333
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$201
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
30
😀 Quality of life
55
36
🏙️ Population
1.33M
159K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 5% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6457th and 6315th ($794 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Brazil and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Porto Alegre ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5818th and 7362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto Alegre Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.66
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.91%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.7
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8117
$3052

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$676
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$584
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$664
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$535
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$592
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$622
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$631
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$639
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$573
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$637
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$573
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$540
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$647
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$549
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$596
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$619
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$472
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$653
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$596
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$622
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$492
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$593
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$623
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$592
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$660
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$620
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$826
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$728
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$653
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$596
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$648
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$670
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$692
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$561
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$691
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$635
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$623
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$373

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Assomada
$840
270 km or 168 mi Mindelo
$898
651 km or 404 mi Dakar
$1198
671 km or 417 mi Rufisque
$1095
709 km or 440 mi Thies
$1203
760 km or 472 mi Lamin
$520
761 km or 473 mi Saint-Louis
$1018
762 km or 474 mi Brikama
$569
765 km or 475 mi Banjul
$488
766 km or 476 mi Fatick
$1051
786 km or 488 mi Louga
$1003
805 km or 500 mi Kaolack
$1062
824 km or 512 mi Ziguinchor
$1061
843 km or 524 mi Rosso
$649
877 km or 545 mi Nouakchott
$678
921 km or 572 mi Bissau
$889
952 km or 591 mi Kolda
$1039
1004 km or 624 mi Bafata
$866
1156 km or 718 mi Boffa
$972
1222 km or 760 mi Conakry
$1030
1263 km or 785 mi Forecariah
$974
1327 km or 825 mi Freetown
$1213
1338 km or 831 mi Mamou
$994
1497 km or 930 mi Bo
$1138
1554 km or 965 mi Kenema
$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi Gueckedou
$983
1621 km or 1007 mi Kankan
$979
1646 km or 1023 mi Tenerife
$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi La Orotava
$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi Monrovia
$528
1688 km or 1049 mi Las Palmas
$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi Bamako
$574
1712 km or 1064 mi Kakata
$494
1729 km or 1074 mi Laayoune
$559
1735 km or 1078 mi Koulikoro
$497
1737 km or 1079 mi Banamba
$495