Porto Alegre vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$794
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$4186
🏠 One person rent
$333
$677
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$1788
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$526
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$2981
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
55
94
🏙️ Population
1.33M
9.67M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 46% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6457th and 3861st ($794 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st 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 months in Seoul. Porto Alegre ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 5818th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto Alegre Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.66
$7.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$2513
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$1348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.91%
5.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$21201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$11781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$9.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$9.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$38.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$7.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$6.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.7
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8117
$21834

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$622
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$631
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$639
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$573
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$637
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$573
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$540
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$647
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$549
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$596
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$619
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$472
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$653
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$596
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$622
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$594
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$492
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$593
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$623
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$592
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$660
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$620
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$826
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$728
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$653
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$596
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$648
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$670
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$692
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$561
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$691
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$635
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$623
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$1074
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$1127
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$1025
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$1003
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$966
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$988
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$1057
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$1020
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$990
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$970
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$1067
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$989
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$1142
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$1049
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$1025
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$1077
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$1567
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$1036
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$839
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$1562
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