Porto Alegre vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$838
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$365
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$2885
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
57
100
🏙️ Population
1.49M
14M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 46% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6252nd and 3238th ($838 vs $1556) 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 1.9 months in Tokyo. Porto Alegre ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5813th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto Alegre Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.66
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.9
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1414
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1348
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.5
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.06
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.75
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8095
$15051

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$688
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$521
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$666
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$653
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$511
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$688
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$604
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$636
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$565
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$520
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$610
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$632
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$611
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$607
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$655
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$925
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$785
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$697
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$619
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$682
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$729
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$760
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$573
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$837
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$756
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$681
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$669
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