Porto Alegre vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1913
$2179
🏠 One person rent
$320
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$683
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
72
64
😀 Quality of life
56
55
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.76M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 15% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6663rd and 6124th ($752 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 3rd 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 0.8 months in Quito. Porto Alegre ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 5820th and 5845th 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
$5.68
$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1259
$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.6
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.88
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.69
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.69
$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7512
$8036

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$532
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$519
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$573
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$651
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$531
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$538
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$610
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$514
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$823
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$571
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$716
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$697
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$990
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$806
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$925
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$758
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$766
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$816
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$569
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$410
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$600
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$463
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$748
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$742
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$666
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$557
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$505
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$513
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$513
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$505
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$565
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$548
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$518
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$598
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$649
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$605
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$529
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$680
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$493