Porto Alegre vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Porto Alegre	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$794	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$333	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	55	99
🏙️ Population	1.33M	4.84M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6457th and 312th ($794 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Porto Alegre ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5818th and 4th 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	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1391	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.4	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8117	$18951

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Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$676
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754