Porto Alegre vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$816
$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2027
$3421
🏠 One person rent
$353
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$595
$1111
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$1954
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
74
100
😀 Quality of life
61
93
🏙️ Population
1.33M
9.67M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 41% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6605th and 4296th ($816 vs $1383) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.4 months in Seoul. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 5818th and 90th among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto Alegre Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.79
$7.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.15
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$3.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$764
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$97.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$16.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$20727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1446
$10845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.6
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.55
$9.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$7.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$5.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$3.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.1
$62.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.4
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7258
$21347

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$531
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$576
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$557
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$551
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$587
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$526
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$666
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$616
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$608
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$476
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$487
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$563
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$621
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$573
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$659
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$625
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$904
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$773
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$681
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$582
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$699
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$680
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$693
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$537
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$816
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$1076
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