Porto Alegre vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$885
$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2191
$5516
🏠 One person rent
$386
$1566
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$2522
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$507
$4239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
75
74
😀 Quality of life
66
88
🏙️ Population
1.39M
459K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 64% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6346th and 978th ($885 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 841st 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 5036th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto Alegre Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.03
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$5.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.79
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1639
$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1237
$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.81
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.27
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$124
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9470
$16143

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$670
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$694
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$683
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$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
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$500

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$2191
29 km or 18 mi Chesapeake
$2342
33 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$2191
40 km or 25 mi Hampton
$2657
51 km or 32 mi Newport News
$2295
58 km or 36 mi Suffolk
$2311
96 km or 60 mi Kill Devil Hills
$2058
127 km or 79 mi Hopewell
$2379
133 km or 82 mi Petersburg
$2375
152 km or 95 mi Richmond
$2392
156 km or 97 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
171 km or 106 mi Salisbury
$1953
187 km or 116 mi Greenville
$2045
192 km or 119 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
208 km or 129 mi Fredericksburg
$2363
215 km or 133 mi Wilson
$2016
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$2508
216 km or 134 mi New Bern
$1849
225 km or 140 mi Henderson
$2116
227 km or 141 mi Kinston
$2073
228 km or 142 mi Marumsco
$2608
229 km or 142 mi Woodbridge
$2696
234 km or 146 mi Havelock
$2003
237 km or 147 mi Alexandria
$2913
240 km or 149 mi Springfield
$2367
240 km or 149 mi Annapolis
$2862
243 km or 151 mi Goldsboro
$1766
244 km or 152 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2572
245 km or 152 mi Bowie
$2596
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$3350
247 km or 154 mi Wake Forest
$2169
247 km or 154 mi Georgetown
$3031
249 km or 155 mi Manassas
$2379
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$2803
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$2774
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$3016
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$2644
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$3338
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$2223
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$2769