Porto Alegre vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$885
$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2191
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$386
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$507
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
75
63
😀 Quality of life
66
60
🏙️ Population
1.39M
1.76M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 2% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6346th and 6476th ($885 vs $864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Brazil and Ecuador, respectively. Check Brazil vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 0.7 months in Quito. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 5036th and 5902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Quito

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Porto Alegre Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.03
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.79
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1639
$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1237
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.81
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.27
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9470
$8877

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$696
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$622
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$742
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$609
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$679
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$670
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$694
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$683
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$599
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$736
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$646
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$592
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$617
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$608
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$619
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$636
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$538
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$719
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$680
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$671
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$508
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$524
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$596
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$686
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$597
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$741
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$685
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$1035
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$751
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$758
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$571
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$781
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$753
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$762
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$583
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$812
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$801
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$669
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$714
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$500

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$592
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$557
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$516
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$653
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$672
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$514
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$613
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$675
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$827
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$694
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$780
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$731
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$762
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$842
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$953
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$829
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$704
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$707
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$631
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$584
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$524
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$559
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$577
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$850
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$856
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$788
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$606
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$660
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$563
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$705
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$593
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$651
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$617
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$638
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$749
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$769
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$749
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$537
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$862
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$559