Porto Alegre vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$845
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2102
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$360
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$518
$499
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
75
63
😀 Quality of life
65
57
🏙️ Population
1.39M
1.76M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 6% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6575th and 6319th ($845 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 0.6 months in Quito. Porto Alegre ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 5292nd and 6235th 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
$6.68
$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.75
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.2
$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.82%
10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1553
$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1230
$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.08
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8291
$8496

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$688
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$611
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$717
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$605
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$633
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$659
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$681
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$674
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$594
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$708
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$635
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$561
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$613
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$596
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$592
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$628
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$557
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$711
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$665
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$659
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$509
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$518
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$584
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$672
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$585
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$713
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$673
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$979
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$789
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$740
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$568
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$762
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$733
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$746
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$578
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$832
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$771
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$663
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$713
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$598
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$569
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$538
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$656
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$640
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$510
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$613
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$637
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$847
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$663
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$785
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$755
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$814
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$905
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$1029
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$822
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$734
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$716
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$606
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$584
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$514
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$594
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$590
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$829
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$825
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$746
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$592
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$668
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$537
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$714
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$605
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$660
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$619
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$650
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$719
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$738
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$709
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$529
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$789
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$547