Porto Alegre vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Porto Alegre	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$885	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2191	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$386	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$604	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$507	$1068
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	75	99
😀 Quality of life	66	76
🏙️ Population	1.39M	24.9M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 23% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6346th and 4880th ($885 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5036th and 1178th 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	$7.03	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.79	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$708	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1639	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1237	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.9	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.81	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.3	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.27	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$403	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9470	$27610

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Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$696
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$622
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$742
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$609
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$679
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$670
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$694
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$683
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$599
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$736
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$646
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$608
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$619
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$636
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$538
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$719
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$680
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$671
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$524
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$596
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$686
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$741
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$685
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$1035
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$751
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$753
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$762
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$812
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$801
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$669
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$714
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$500

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789