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

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Porto Alegre San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$845
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2102
$3624
🏠 One person rent
$360
$697
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1213
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$527
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$518
$935
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
60
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
1.39M
335K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 42% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6575th and 4213th ($845 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 0.6 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Porto Alegre ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 5292nd and 3173rd 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
$6.68
$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$51
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.75
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$531
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$1484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.2
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.82%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1553
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1230
$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.08
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$9.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$7.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$96.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$704
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8291
$14663

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Distance City Cost of living
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$688
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$611
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$717
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$605
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$633
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$659
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$681
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$674
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$594
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$708
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$635
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$561
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$613
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$596
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$592
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$628
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$557
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$711
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$665
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$659
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$509
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$518
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$584
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$672
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$585
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$713
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$673
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$979
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$789
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$740
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$568
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$762
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$733
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$746
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$578
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$832
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$771
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$663
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$713
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1378
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1323
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1290
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$825
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1332
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1273
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$957
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1832
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$840
246 km or 153 mi David
$922
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$782
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$699
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$812
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$796
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$679
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$470
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$754
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$687
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1153
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$787
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1154
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1179
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$977
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1425
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1583
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1403
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1395
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1120
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1109
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$705
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$737
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1274
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1246
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1237
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1221
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$626
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$804