Porto Alegre vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$816
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2027
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$353
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$595
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
74
96
😀 Quality of life
61
78
🏙️ Population
1.33M
17.5M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 7% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6605th and 6334th ($816 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5818th and 1094th 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
$5.79
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.15
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1446
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.6
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.55
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.1
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.4
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7258
$22402

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$660
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$575
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$676
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$571
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$580
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$616
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$637
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$633
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$562
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$661
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$586
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$531
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$576
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$557
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$551
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$587
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$526
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$666
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$616
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$608
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$476
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$487
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$563
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$621
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$573
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$659
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$625
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$904
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$773
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$681
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$582
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$699
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$680
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$693
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$537
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$816
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$716
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$626
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$659
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$444

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$2414
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$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634