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Porto Alegre vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 15.9% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 3.0% more in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 72.4% more in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 4.5% less in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 61.3% less in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.8% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 8.0% more in Porto Alegre

The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Porto Alegre are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Porto Alegre. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Porto Alegre.

Porto Alegre vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Porto Alegre instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$6.56 R$35.57	+56.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$6.56 R$35.57	+33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.21 R$6.58	+153.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.85 R$4.60	+176.3%
Average			+104.8%

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pay 3.0% more for groceries

	Beijing	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$1.50 R$8.13	-12.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$5.51 R$29.88	-26.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$3.37 R$18.27	-49.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$2.27 R$12.31	+27.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$2.11 R$11.46	+38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$0.97 R$5.25	-1.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.63 R$3.40	-18.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.63 R$3.42	-21.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$0.70 R$3.82	+17.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.54 R$2.92	+54.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.51 R$2.77	+23.7%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 72.4% more for transportation

	Beijing	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$4.23 R$22.94	+0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$67.51 R$365.88	+114.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$26,255.09 R$142,286.82	+44.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$10.69 R$57.93	+131.1%
Average			+72.4%

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pay 4.5% less for housing

	Beijing	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$21.48 R$116.40	+66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$317.11 R$1,718.53	-66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$293.03 R$1,588.02	-41.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$48.69 R$263.90	+24.0%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 61.3% less for childcare

	Beijing	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$320.69 R$1,737.93	-54.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$7,501.45 R$40,653.38	-67.7%
Average			-61.3%

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pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$2.25 R$12.20	+100.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$2.00 R$10.86	-31.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$2.06 R$11.18	-51.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$28.69 R$155.47	-50.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$6.56 R$35.57	-22.0%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 8.0% more for clothing

	Beijing	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$50.01 R$271.02	-19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$64.03 R$347.01	+76.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$92.04 R$498.79	+12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$66.68 R$361.36	-36.8%
Average			+8.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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