Porto Alegre vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Porto Alegre	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1913	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$320	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$572	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$4298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	75
😀 Quality of life	56	88
🏙️ Population	1.33M	459K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 69% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6663rd and 866th ($752 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 797th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Porto Alegre ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 5820th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Virginia Beach

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	Porto Alegre	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1319	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1259	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.69	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$281	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7512	$18786

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777