Porto Alegre vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Porto Alegre	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$794	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$333	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$4224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	81
😀 Quality of life	55	91
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.43M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 64% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6457th and 1380th ($794 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1203rd 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 1.9 months in San Antonio. Porto Alegre ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5818th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs San Antonio

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	Porto Alegre	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.66	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1391	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.4	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8117	$10912

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Cities near Porto Alegre

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

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137