Porto Alegre vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$885
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2191
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$386
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$507
$2429
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
66
96
🏙️ Population
1.39M
14.3M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 47% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6346th and 3273rd ($885 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Brazil and Japan, respectively. Check Brazil vs Japan 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 Tokyo. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5036th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Tokyo

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Porto Alegre Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.03
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.79
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1639
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1237
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.81
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.27
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9470
$17493

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$670
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$694
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$683
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$599
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$736
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$646
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$592
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$617
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$608
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$619
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$636
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$538
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$719
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$680
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$671
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$508
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$524
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$596
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$686
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$597
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$741
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$685
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$1035
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$751
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$758
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$571
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$781
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$753
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$762
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$583
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$812
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$801
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$669
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$714
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$500

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$1073
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$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
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$985
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$1128
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$1123
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$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
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$1068
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$1086
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$1087
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$1199
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$1070
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$1075
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$1064
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$1004
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$1358
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$1080
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$1105
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$1055
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$1101
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$1037
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$1075
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$1085
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$1033
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$1005
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$1084
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$1038
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$1009
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$1070
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$1047
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$1091
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$1107
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$1053
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