Porto Alegre vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Porto Alegre	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1913	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$320	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$572	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$1644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	56	78
🏙️ Population	1.33M	24.9M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 31% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6663rd and 4858th ($752 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 6th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Porto Alegre ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5820th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Shanghai

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	Porto Alegre	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1319	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1259	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.69	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$281	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7512	$30174

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746