Porto Alegre vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$885
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2191
$2166
🏠 One person rent
$386
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$507
$381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
75
57
😀 Quality of life
66
63
🏙️ Population
1.39M
2.42M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 0.2% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6346th and 6337th ($885 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 10th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Ranked 14th vs 21st best cities to live in Brazil, and 5036th vs 5445th 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
$7.03
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.79
$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1639
$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1237
$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.81
$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.27
$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9470
$15139

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$696
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$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
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$690
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$691
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$575
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$678
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$654
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$624
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$660
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$568
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$495
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$661
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$599
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$583
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$571
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$592
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$649
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$601
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$632
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$472
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$606
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$673
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$671
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$491
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$617
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$630
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$752
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$616
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$696
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$705
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$627
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$641
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$603
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$617
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$598
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$623
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$609
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$680
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$614
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$615
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$637
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$751