Porto Alegre vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$794
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$333
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$6972
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
87
😀 Quality of life
55
93
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.01M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 78% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6457th and 13th ($794 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 11th 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 Jose, United States. Porto Alegre ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 5818th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs San Jose, United States

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Porto Alegre San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.66
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$9.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.91%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.7
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8117
$23974

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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 Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146