Porto Alegre vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Porto Alegre	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1913	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$320	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$572	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$2911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	56	95
🏙️ Population	1.33M	9.67M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 44% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6663rd and 4104th ($752 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 3rd in Brazil and South Korea, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Korea 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 Seoul. Porto Alegre ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 5820th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Seoul

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	Porto Alegre	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1319	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1259	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.69	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$281	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7512	$20197

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019