Porto Alegre vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Porto Alegre	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$845	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2102	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$360	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$283	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$518	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	75	99
😀 Quality of life	65	98
🏙️ Population	1.39M	5.45M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6575th and 348th ($845 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Porto Alegre ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5292nd and 2nd 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	$6.68	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.9	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.75	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$271	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.82%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1553	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.9	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.08	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.62	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.44	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8291	$21946

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Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$688
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$611
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$717
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$605
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$633
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$659
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$681
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$674
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$594
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$708
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$635
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$561
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$596
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$592
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$628
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$557
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$711
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$659
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$584
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$672
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$713
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$673
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$979
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$789
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$740
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$733
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$832
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$771
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$663
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$469

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864