Porto Alegre vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$794
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$333
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$5772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
87
😀 Quality of life
55
92
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.39M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 76% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6457th and 45th ($794 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 36th 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 Diego. Porto Alegre ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 5818th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto Alegre San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.66
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.91%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.7
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8117
$21468

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$622
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$631
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$639
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$573
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$637
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$573
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$540
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$647
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$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
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$373

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$2973
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$2877
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$2783
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$2893
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$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
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$2821
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$2936
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$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
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$2765
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$2853
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$922
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$922
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$2795
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$2718
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$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
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$2767
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$2579
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$2886
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$3006
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$2828
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$2650
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$2842
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$2717
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$3001
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$2928
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$2587
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$912
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$2654
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$3444
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$3035
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$2950
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$3047
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$2789
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$2595
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