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

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Porto Alegre San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$885
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2191
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$386
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$507
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
87
😀 Quality of life
66
91
🏙️ Population
1.39M
1.01M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 78% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6346th and 8th ($885 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5036th and 126th 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
$7.03
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.79
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1639
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1237
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.81
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.27
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9470
$23151

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273