Porto Alegre vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Porto Alegre	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$838	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2112	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$365	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$650	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	57	98
🏙️ Population	1.49M	4.84M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 69% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6252nd and 318th ($838 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Porto Alegre ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5813th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Sydney

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	Porto Alegre	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.66	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.6	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.11%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1414	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1348	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.92	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.06	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.75	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$288	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8095	$17934

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Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$682
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816