Porto Alegre vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$794
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1824
🏠 One person rent
$333
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$437
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
73
56
😀 Quality of life
55
58
🏙️ Population
1.33M
2.42M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 7% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6457th and 6712th ($794 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 23rd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 0.6 months in Salvador. Ranked 12th vs 8th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5818th vs 5558th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Salvador

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Porto Alegre Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.66
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.91%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.7
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8117
$10964

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$676
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$584
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$664
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$535
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$592
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$622
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$631
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$639
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$573
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$637
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$573
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$540
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$647
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$549
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$596
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$619
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$472
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$653
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$596
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$622
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$492
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$593
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$623
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$592
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$660
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$620
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$826
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$728
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$653
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$596
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$648
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$670
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$692
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$561
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$691
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$635
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$623
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$373

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Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$599
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$604
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$602
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$606
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$591
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$545
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$579
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$471
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$406
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$640
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$670
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$529
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$538
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$602
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$542
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$611
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$519
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$597
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$414
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$412
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$582
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$630
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$553
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$589
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$610
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$575
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$557
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$545
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$495
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$573
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$556
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$573
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$608
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610