Porto Alegre vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$838
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$365
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
57
74
🏙️ Population
1.49M
7.01M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 49% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6252nd and 2922nd ($838 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Porto Alegre ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5813th and 1210th 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
$5.66
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.9
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1414
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1348
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.5
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.06
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.75
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8095
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
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$682
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$631
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$708
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$592
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$600
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$601
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$634
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$555
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$590
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$624
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$565
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$631
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$688
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$521
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$666
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$653
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$511
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$688
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$604
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$636
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$565
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$520
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$610
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$632
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$611
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$607
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$655
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$925
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$785
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$697
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$619
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$682
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$729
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$760
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$573
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$837
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$756
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$681
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$669
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$368

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561