Porto Alegre vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$816
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2027
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$353
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$595
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$8151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
74
81
😀 Quality of life
61
100
🏙️ Population
1.33M
449K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 78% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6605th and 23rd ($816 vs $3691) 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 2.2 months in Zurich. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5818th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto Alegre Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.79
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.15
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1446
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.6
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.55
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.1
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.4
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7258
$22875

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$580
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$616
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$637
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$633
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$562
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$661
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$586
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$531
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$576
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$557
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$551
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$587
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$526
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$666
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$616
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$608
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$476
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$487
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$563
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$621
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$573
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$659
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$625
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$904
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$773
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$681
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$582
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$699
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$680
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$693
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$537
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$816
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$716
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$626
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$659
474 km or 295 mi Obera
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$3392
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$3276
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$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3153
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3207
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3225
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3207
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3180
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3381
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$3836
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$3169
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2747
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2699
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$1684
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$2489
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3197
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2650
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3231
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$3175
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1705
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1766
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2924
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
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$2694
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1810
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1537
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$3565
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1593
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$1694
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$1698
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$2964
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$1397
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$1447
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$1839
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$2443
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$3041