Porto Alegre vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$816
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2027
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$353
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$595
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
74
73
😀 Quality of life
61
80
🏙️ Population
1.33M
7.01M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 50% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6605th and 3418th ($816 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5818th and 759th 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
$5.79
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.15
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1446
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.6
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.55
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.1
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7258
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
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$660
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$575
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$676
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$571
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$580
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$616
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$637
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$633
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$562
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$661
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$586
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$531
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$576
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$557
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$551
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$587
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$526
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$666
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$616
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$608
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$476
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$487
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$563
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$621
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$573
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$659
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$625
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$904
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$773
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$681
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$582
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$699
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$680
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$693
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$537
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$816
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$716
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$626
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$659
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$444

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463