Porto Alegre vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$816
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2027
$2247
🏠 One person rent
$353
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$595
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$485
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
74
62
😀 Quality of life
61
57
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.76M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 7% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6605th and 6318th ($816 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 0.5 months in Quito. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 5818th and 6166th 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
$5.79
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.15
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1446
$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.6
$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.55
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.1
$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7258
$9282

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Distance City Cost of living
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$660
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$598
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$585
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$542
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$649
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$604
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$509
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$606
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$608
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$841
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$622
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$776
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$745
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$859
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$869
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$1006
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$780
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$728
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$712
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$572
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$587
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$489
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$601
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$582
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$759
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$782
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$693
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$565
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$656
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$511
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$704
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$596
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$648
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$609
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$638
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$667
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$679
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$655
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$506
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$730
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$515