Porto Alegre vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Porto Alegre	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$794	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$333	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	63
😀 Quality of life	55	60
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.76M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 12% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6457th and 6126th ($794 vs $902) 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 0.6 months in Quito. Porto Alegre ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 5818th and 5262nd 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	$5.66	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1391	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.4	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8117	$7183

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Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$676
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$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

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483