Porto Alegre vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$838
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
86
😀 Quality of life
57
94
🏙️ Population
1.49M
2.79M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 67% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6252nd and 571st ($838 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 6th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada 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 Toronto. Porto Alegre ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5813th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto Alegre Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.66
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.9
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1414
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1348
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.5
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.06
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.75
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8095
$18837

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$521
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$666
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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
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$785
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$697
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$619
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$682
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$729
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$760
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$573
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$837
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$669
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$2125
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$2084
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$2194
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$2031
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$2156
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$2074
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