Porto Alegre vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$885
$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2191
$9099
🏠 One person rent
$386
$2413
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$4235
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$926
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$507
$8550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
82
😀 Quality of life
66
97
🏙️ Population
1.39M
452K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 77% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6346th and 11th ($885 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd 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 2.2 months in Zurich. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5036th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Zurich

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Porto Alegre Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.03
$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$2.79
$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1639
$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1237
$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.81
$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.27
$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$136
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9470
$26431

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$622
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$742
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$609
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$679
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$670
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$694
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$683
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$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
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$500

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3231
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3264
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3441
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3267
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3312
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3519
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4491
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2641
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2611
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2644
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3288
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3321
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3199
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1703
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1751
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2986
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1807
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$3120
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1533
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3587
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1582
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1700
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$1700
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3034
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$1385
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$2091
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2459
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3117