Porto Alegre vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Porto Alegre	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$794	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$333	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	95
😀 Quality of life	55	63
🏙️ Population	1.33M	11.5M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 22% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6457th and 5616th ($794 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 12th vs 2nd best cities to live in Brazil, and 5818th vs 4573rd 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	$5.66	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1391	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.4	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8117	$13135

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Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$676
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629