Porto Alegre vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Porto Alegre	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$845	$1363
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2102	$3382
🏠 One person rent	$360	$622
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$1071
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$518	$2256
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	75	99
😀 Quality of life	65	93
🏙️ Population	1.39M	9.67M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 38% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6575th and 4438th ($845 vs $1363) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Seoul. Porto Alegre ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 5292nd and 70th 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	$6.68	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.9	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.75	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$271	$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.82%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1553	$23840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$11978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.9	$43.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.08	$8.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.62	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.44	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8291	$21825

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Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$688
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$611
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$717
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$605
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$633
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$659
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$681
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$674
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$594
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$708
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$635
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$561
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$596
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$592
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$628
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$557
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$711
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$659
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$584
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$672
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$713
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$673
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$979
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$789
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$740
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$733
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$832
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$771
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$663
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$469

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1117
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1092
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1162
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1120
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1425
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1292
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1167
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$988
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$937
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1068
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1179
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1049
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1044
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1030
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1008
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1102
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1050
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1134
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1563
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1053
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1046
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$867
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$984
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1073
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1121
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$986
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$892
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$903
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1003
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1568
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$986