Porto Alegre vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$838
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1382
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$2287
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$3866
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
81
😀 Quality of life
57
90
🏙️ Population
1.49M
1.43M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 62% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6252nd and 1242nd ($838 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1113th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 1.7 months in San Antonio. Porto Alegre ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5813th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto Alegre San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.66
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.9
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$5.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1414
$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1348
$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.5
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.06
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.75
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$94
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8095
$19044

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$682
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$631
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$708
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$592
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$600
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$601
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$634
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$555
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$590
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$624
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$565
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$631
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$688
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$521
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$666
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$653
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$511
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$688
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$604
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$636
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$565
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$520
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$610
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$632
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$611
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$607
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$655
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$925
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$785
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$697
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$619
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$682
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$729
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$760
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$573
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$837
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$756
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$681
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$669
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$368

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$2146
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$2158
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$2175
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$2146
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$2093
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2150
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2186
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2590
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2191
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2190
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2179
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2095
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2146
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1989
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1979
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$710
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1560
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2066
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1789
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1931
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1842
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$789
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$595
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$1925
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1829
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$2136
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2071
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2148
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2128
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1972
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$2080
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$2737
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$2221
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$2126
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1801
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2118
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2108