Porto Alegre vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Porto Alegre	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1913	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$320	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$572	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	80
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	1.33M	737K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 75% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6663rd and 158th ($752 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Porto Alegre ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 5820th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Seattle

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	Porto Alegre	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1319	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1259	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.69	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$281	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7512	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093