Porto Alegre vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$794
$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$7694
🏠 One person rent
$333
$2066
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$4004
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$724
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$5811
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
55
94
🏙️ Population
1.33M
690K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 75% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 6457th and 93rd ($794 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 74th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Porto Alegre ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 5818th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto Alegre Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.66
$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$8.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.91%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.7
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8117
$23453

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$631
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$573
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$637
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$540
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$647
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$549
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$596
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$619
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$472
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$653
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$596
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$622
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$594
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$492
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$593
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$623
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$592
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$660
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$620
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$826
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$728
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$653
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$596
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$648
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$670
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$692
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$561
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$691
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$635
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$623
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$373

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$2890
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$2553
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$2982
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$2701
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$2179
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$2537
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$2279
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$2436
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$2505
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$2777
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$2417
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$2299
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$2675
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$2575
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$2626
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$2447
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$2583
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$2504
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$3236
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$2775
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$2664
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$2599
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$2807
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$2917
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$2363
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$2238
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$2405
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$2223
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$2498
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$2281
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$2202
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$1823
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$2887
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$2619
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$2140
102 km or 63 mi Hagerstown
$1955
103 km or 64 mi Winchester
$2294
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$1975
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$1948