Porto Alegre vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$794
$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$333
$631
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
42
😀 Quality of life
55
51
🏙️ Population
1.33M
316K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 33% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6457th and 4621st ($794 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd 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 0.4 months in San Salvador. Porto Alegre ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 5818th and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto Alegre San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.66
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.91%
10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8117
$4693

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$676
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1145
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$709
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$882
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1088
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1081
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$904
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1005
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$639
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$715
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$866
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$912
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$870
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$791
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$883
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$599
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$638
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$870
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$734
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$777
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$872
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$639
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$593
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$650
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$457
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$646
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$774
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$550
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$859
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1090
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$712
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$729
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$697