Porto Alegre vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$845
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2102
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$360
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$518
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
82
😀 Quality of life
65
96
🏙️ Population
1.39M
449K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 78% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6575th and 13th ($845 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 1.8 months in Zurich. Porto Alegre ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 5292nd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto Alegre Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.68
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.75
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.2
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.82%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1553
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1230
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.08
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8291
$24322

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100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$659
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$681
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$674
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$594
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$708
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$635
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$561
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$613
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$596
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$592
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$628
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$557
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$711
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$665
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$659
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$509
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$518
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$584
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$672
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$585
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$713
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$673
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$979
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$789
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$740
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$568
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$762
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$733
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$746
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$578
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$832
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$771
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$663
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$713
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
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$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
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$4151
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$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
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$1711
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$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
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$1721
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$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
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$1393
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$1498
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$1966
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$2543
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$3171