Porto Alegre vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$845
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2102
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$360
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$518
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
99
😀 Quality of life
65
75
🏙️ Population
1.39M
24.9M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 25% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6575th and 4971st ($845 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Porto Alegre ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5292nd and 1655th 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
$6.68
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.75
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.2
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.82%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1553
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1230
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.08
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8291
$27781

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$681
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$674
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$594
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$708
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$635
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$561
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$613
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$596
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$592
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$628
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$557
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$711
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$665
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$659
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$509
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$518
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$584
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$672
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$585
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$713
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$673
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$979
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$789
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$740
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$568
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$762
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$733
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$746
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$578
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$832
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$771
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$663
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$713
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$469

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$1002
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$669
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$696
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$701
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$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
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$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
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$646
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$860
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$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
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$652
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$611
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$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
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$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
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$677
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$601
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$661
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$665
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$632
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