Porto Alegre vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$885
$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2191
$2925
🏠 One person rent
$386
$734
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$1288
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$507
$378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
41
😀 Quality of life
66
56
🏙️ Population
1.39M
331K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 31% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6346th and 4553rd ($885 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Brazil and El Salvador, respectively. Check Brazil vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 5036th and 6244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs San Salvador

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Porto Alegre San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.03
$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.79
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1639
$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1237
$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.81
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.27
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$39
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9470
$4732

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$696
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1231
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$770
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$905
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1476
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1123
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1132
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1130
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1127
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1204
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$790
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$678
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$860
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$935
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1004
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$854
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$951
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$832
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$681
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$791
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$962
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$756
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$767
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$871
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$960
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$759
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$716
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$619
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$503
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$775
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$788
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$665
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$1014
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1049
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$817
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1008
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$706