Porto Alegre vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$845
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2102
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$360
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$518
$2676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
65
96
🏙️ Population
1.39M
14.3M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 50% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6575th and 3249th ($845 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Porto Alegre ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5292nd and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto Alegre Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.68
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.75
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.2
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.82%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1553
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1230
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.08
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8291
$16728

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$635
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$561
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$613
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$596
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$592
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$628
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$557
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$711
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$665
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$659
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$509
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$518
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$584
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$672
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$585
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$713
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$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
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$1116
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$1073
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$1115
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$1048
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$1107
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$1040
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$1070
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