Porto Alegre vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$794
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$5984
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$2792
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$4931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
82
😀 Quality of life
55
89
🏙️ Population
1.33M
468K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 68% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6457th and 806th ($794 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 719th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Porto Alegre ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 5818th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto Alegre Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.66
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.91%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8117
$22229

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$584
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$664
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$535
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$592
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$622
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$631
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$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

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$2278
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$2383
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$1859
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$2228
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$2217
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$2137
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$2158
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$2146
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$2212
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$2141
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$2105
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$2057
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$2043
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$1697
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$2122
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$2054
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$2110
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$1791
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$2012
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$2099
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$2060
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$2026
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$2110
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$2094
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$2162
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$2076
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$2105
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$1882
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$1972
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$1917
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$2081
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$2119
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$1705
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$2146
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$2022
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$2135
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$2299
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$2194
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$2288
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$1753