Porto Alegre vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Porto Alegre	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1913	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$320	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$572	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	95
😀 Quality of life	56	65
🏙️ Population	1.33M	11.5M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 23% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6663rd and 5654th ($752 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 10th vs 1st best cities to live in Brazil, and 5820th vs 4281st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Sao Paulo

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	Porto Alegre	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1319	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1259	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.69	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$281	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7512	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611