Porto Alegre vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$816
$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2027
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$595
$1938
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$2219
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
74
91
😀 Quality of life
61
89
🏙️ Population
1.33M
2.75M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 60% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6605th and 1942nd ($816 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Brazil and Italy, respectively. Check Brazil vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5818th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto Alegre Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.79
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.15
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$5.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1446
$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.6
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.55
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.1
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.4
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7258
$10916

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$616
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$637
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$633
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$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
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$444

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$1153
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$1747
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$1680
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$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
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$1376
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$1345
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$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
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$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
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$1215
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$1340
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$1463
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$1166
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$1191
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$1170
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$1429
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$1271
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$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
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$1381
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$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
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$1438
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$1605
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$1412
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$1299
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$1466
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$1217
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$1325
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$1689
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