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

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Porto Alegre San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$838
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$365
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$877
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
60
😀 Quality of life
57
67
🏙️ Population
1.49M
342K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 28% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6252nd and 4518th ($838 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd 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 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Porto Alegre ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 5813th and 4043rd 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
$5.66
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.9
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1414
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1348
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.5
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.06
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.75
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8095
$9894

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$682
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$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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Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1040
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1163
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1009
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$1024
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1147
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1220
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1473
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$805
246 km or 153 mi David
$789
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$647
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$680
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$699
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$787
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$548
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$961
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$458
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$614
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$593
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$940
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$627
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$980
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1157
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$917
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1189
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1316
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1171
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1182
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1107
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1031
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$702
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$738
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1147
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1117
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1112
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1093
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$676
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$892