Porto Alegre vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Porto Alegre	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1913	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$320	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$572	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$2198
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	54
😀 Quality of life	56	83
🏙️ Population	1.33M	342K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 63% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 6663rd and 1742nd ($752 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan. Porto Alegre ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 5820th and 422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs San Juan

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	Porto Alegre	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1319	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1259	$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.69	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$281	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7512	$10321

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Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$632
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$546
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$624
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$495
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$564
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$584
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$593
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$599
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$536
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$608
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$549
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$537
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$519
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$529
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$551
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$500
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$619
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$578
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$577
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$463
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$537
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$589
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$628
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$594
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$857
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$707
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$632
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$639
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$758
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$659
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$600
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$461

Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177