Porto Alegre vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$794
$1974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$4383
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1148
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$1906
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$595
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$2082
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
54
😀 Quality of life
55
83
🏙️ Population
1.33M
342K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 60% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 6457th and 1937th ($794 vs $1974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1608th 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 12th best city to live in Brazil vs San Juan ranked 105th in the United States, while ranked 5818th and 406th among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto Alegre San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.66
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$2354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$1430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.91%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$3905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$3.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$5.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$8.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8117
$10464

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Catano
$1764
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Guaynabo
$1531
11 km or 6.8 mi Trujillo Alto
$1505
11 km or 7.1 mi Bayamon
$1234
13 km or 7.8 mi Carolina
$1512
19 km or 12 mi Canovanas
$1654
20 km or 13 mi Toa Alta
$1634
21 km or 13 mi Dorado
$1774
24 km or 15 mi Gurabo
$1158
24 km or 15 mi Caguas
$1360
25 km or 16 mi Naranjito
$1543
26 km or 16 mi Rio Grande
$1647
28 km or 18 mi Vega Alta
$1506
29 km or 18 mi Corozal
$1729
32 km or 20 mi Cidra
$1627
34 km or 21 mi Vega Baja
$1789
36 km or 23 mi Las Piedras
$1493
39 km or 24 mi Cayey
$1672
42 km or 26 mi Humacao
$1677
42 km or 26 mi Orocovis
$1683
43 km or 27 mi Naguabo
$1697
44 km or 27 mi Manati
$1687
46 km or 28 mi Fajardo
$1574
49 km or 30 mi Yabucoa
$1627
51 km or 32 mi Guayama
$1534
51 km or 32 mi Coamo
$1616
65 km or 40 mi Santa Isabel
$1214
69 km or 43 mi Arecibo
$1129
70 km or 43 mi Utuado
$1584
77 km or 48 mi Ponce
$1279
80 km or 50 mi Hatillo
$792
92 km or 57 mi Quebradillas
$1458
95 km or 59 mi Yauco
$1582
98 km or 61 mi San Sebastian
$1527
103 km or 64 mi Sabana Grande
$1550
106 km or 66 mi Isabela
$1425
111 km or 69 mi San German
$1523
115 km or 71 mi Aguadilla
$1230
117 km or 72 mi Mayaguez
$1237
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$2192