Porto Alegre vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$845
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2102
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$360
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$518
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
75
70
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
1.39M
7.01M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 48% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6575th and 3529th ($845 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Porto Alegre ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5292nd and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Riyadh

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Porto Alegre Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.68
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.75
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.2
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.82%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1553
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1230
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.08
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8291
$9443

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487