Porto Alegre vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$838
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$365
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
57
80
🏙️ Population
1.49M
17.5M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 11% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6252nd and 5744th ($838 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Porto Alegre ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5813th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Shenzhen

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Porto Alegre Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.66
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.9
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1414
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1348
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.5
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.06
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.75
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8095
$24305

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$682
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584