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Porto Alegre vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 31.9% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 38.8% more in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 23.5% less in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 37.7% more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 41.3% more in Porto Alegre

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

Porto Alegre vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.8% more for restaurants

	Manila	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$6.56 R$35.57	+9.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$6.56 R$35.57	+52.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$1.21 R$6.58	+25.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$0.85 R$4.60	+68.4%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Manila	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$1.50 R$8.13	+12.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$5.51 R$29.88	+28.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$3.37 R$18.27	-54.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$2.27 R$12.31	+2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$2.11 R$11.46	-7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$0.97 R$5.25	-36.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.63 R$3.40	-23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$0.63 R$3.42	-61.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$0.70 R$3.82	-31.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.54 R$2.92	-53.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.51 R$2.77	-62.9%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Manila	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$4.23 R$22.94	+1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	$67.51 R$365.88	+390.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$26,255.09 R$142,286.82	+3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$10.69 R$57.93	+265.5%
Average			+165.3%

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pay 23.5% less for housing

	Manila	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$21.48 R$116.40	-20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$317.11 R$1,718.53	-38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$293.03 R$1,588.02	+16.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$48.69 R$263.90	-51.5%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 37.7% more for childcare

	Manila	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$320.69 R$1,737.93	+131.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$7,501.45 R$40,653.38	-56.0%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$2.25 R$12.20	+53.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$2.00 R$10.86	-22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$2.06 R$11.18	-36.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$28.69 R$155.47	-31.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$6.56 R$35.57	-12.3%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 41.3% more for clothing

	Manila	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$50.01 R$271.02	+1.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$64.03 R$347.01	+115.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$92.04 R$498.79	+13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$66.68 R$361.36	+34.2%
Average			+41.3%

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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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