Porto Alegre vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$794
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$333
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$447
$6770
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
81
😀 Quality of life
55
98
🏙️ Population
1.33M
447K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 77% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6457th and 41st ($794 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Brazil and Switzerland, respectively. Check Brazil vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 2 months in Zurich. Porto Alegre ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5818th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto Alegre Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.66
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$9.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.91%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.7
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8117
$20539

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$622
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$631
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$639
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$573
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$637
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$573
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$540
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$647
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$549
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$596
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$619
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$472
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$653
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$596
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$622
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$492
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$593
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$623
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$592
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$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
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$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
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$635
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$623
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$3139
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$3129
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$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
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$3011
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
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$1559
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$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
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$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
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$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
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$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1468
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$3415
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$1434
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$1531
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$1538
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$2741
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$1391
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$1399
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$1759
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$2483
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$2843