Porto Alegre vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$885
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2191
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$386
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$507
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
75
70
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
1.39M
7.01M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 46% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6346th and 3485th ($885 vs $1628) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5036th and 899th 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
$7.03
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.79
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1639
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1237
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.81
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.27
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9470
$10912

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$696
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$622
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$742
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$609
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$679
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$670
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$694
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$683
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$599
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$736
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$646
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$592
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$617
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$608
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$619
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$636
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$538
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$719
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$680
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$671
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$508
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$524
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$596
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$686
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$597
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$741
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$685
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$1035
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$751
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$758
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$571
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$781
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$753
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$762
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$583
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$812
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$801
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$669
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$714
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$500

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459