Porto Alegre vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Porto Alegre	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$838	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2112	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$365	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$650	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$1455
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	57	78
🏙️ Population	1.49M	24.9M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 30% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6252nd and 4461st ($838 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Porto Alegre ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5813th and 558th 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	$5.66	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.6	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.11%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1414	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1348	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.06	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.75	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$288	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8095	$28143

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Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$682
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$631
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$708
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$592
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$600
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$601
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$634
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$555
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$590
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$624
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$565
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$631
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$688
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$521
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$666
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$653
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$511
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$688
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$604
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$636
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$565
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$520
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$610
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$632
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$611
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$607
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$655
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$925
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$785
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$697
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$682
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$729
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$760
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$573
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$837
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$756
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$681
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$669
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$368

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740