Porto Alegre vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Porto Alegre	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1913	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$320	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$572	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	89
😀 Quality of life	56	97
🏙️ Population	1.33M	5.87M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 75% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6663rd and 129th ($752 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in Brazil and Singapore, respectively. Check Brazil vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Porto Alegre ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5820th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Singapore City

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	Porto Alegre	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1319	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1259	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.69	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$281	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7512	$27780

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Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$632
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$546
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$624
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$495
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$564
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$584
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$593
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$599
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$536
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$608
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$549
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$537
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$519
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$529
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$551
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$500
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$619
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$578
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$577
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$463
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$537
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$589
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$628
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$594
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$857
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$707
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$632
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$639
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$758
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$659
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$600
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$461

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605