Porto Alegre vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Porto Alegre	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1913	$2160
🏠 One person rent	$320	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$572	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	36
😀 Quality of life	56	26
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.16M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 13% less expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 6663rd and 6216th ($752 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 5th in Brazil and Honduras, respectively. Check Brazil vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. Porto Alegre ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 5820th and 8484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Tegucigalpa

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	Porto Alegre	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1319	$526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1259	$546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.69	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$281	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7512	$3648

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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 Tegucigalpa

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Comayagua	$753
116 km or 72 mi	Yoro	$755
125 km or 78 mi	San Miguel	$1088
146 km or 90 mi	Esteli	$598
158 km or 98 mi	Usulutan	$1083
159 km or 99 mi	El Progreso	$903
161 km or 100 mi	Villanueva	$897
164 km or 102 mi	Chinandega	$638
167 km or 104 mi	La Lima	$897
172 km or 107 mi	Jinotega	$455
180 km or 112 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
188 km or 117 mi	Leon	$632
191 km or 119 mi	Choloma	$719
191 km or 119 mi	Matagalpa	$624
193 km or 120 mi	La Ceiba	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
215 km or 133 mi	Soyapango	$1182
216 km or 134 mi	Apopa	$1160
219 km or 136 mi	San Salvador	$1204
220 km or 137 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
230 km or 143 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
239 km or 148 mi	Managua	$738
251 km or 156 mi	Santa Ana	$698
265 km or 165 mi	Masaya	$710
274 km or 170 mi	Sonsonate	$884
276 km or 172 mi	Granada	$701
285 km or 177 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
297 km or 185 mi	Juigalpa	$666
306 km or 190 mi	Jalapa	$936
348 km or 216 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
362 km or 225 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
372 km or 231 mi	Mixco	$653
373 km or 232 mi	Coban	$916
389 km or 242 mi	Belmopan	$973
393 km or 244 mi	Belize City	$883
395 km or 245 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
415 km or 258 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
426 km or 265 mi	Flores	$878
430 km or 267 mi	Liberia	$932