Porto Alegre vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$885
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2191
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$386
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$507
$1063
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
60
😀 Quality of life
66
73
🏙️ Population
1.39M
335K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 44% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6346th and 3714th ($885 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Brazil and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 5036th and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Porto Alegre San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.03
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.79
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1639
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1237
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.81
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.27
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9470
$16872

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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
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1471
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1362
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1361
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$872
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1228
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1024
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1929
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$844
246 km or 153 mi David
$909
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$796
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$706
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$817
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$788
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$665
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$503
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$759
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$716
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1147
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$791
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1144
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1185
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$982
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1396
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1590
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1373
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1361
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1132
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1123
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$678
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$756
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1291
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1261
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1254
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1231
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$619
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$832