Porto Alegre vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$794
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$333
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
55
79
🏙️ Population
1.33M
17.7M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 17% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6457th and 5948th ($794 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Porto Alegre ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5818th and 556th 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
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.91%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.7
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8117
$24117

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$676
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$584
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$664
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$535
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$592
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$622
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$631
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$639
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$573
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$637
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$573
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$540
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$647
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$549
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$596
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$619
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$472
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$653
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$596
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$622
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$492
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$593
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$623
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$592
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$660
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$620
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$826
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$728
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$653
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$596
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$648
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$670
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$692
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$561
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$691
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$635
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$623
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$373

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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618