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Porto Alegre vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 35.8% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% less in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 43.3% less in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 9.0% less in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 62.8% less in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 37.5% less in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.3% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 2.1% less in Porto Alegre

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and transportation are lower in Porto Alegre.

Porto Alegre vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.6% less for restaurants

	Rome	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$6.56 R$35.57	-62.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.95	$6.56 R$35.57	-43.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.13	$1.21 R$6.58	-51.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.14	$0.85 R$4.60	-36.7%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 43.3% less for groceries

	Rome	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.89	$1.50 R$8.13	-32.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.13	$5.51 R$29.88	-42.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.06	$3.37 R$18.27	-52.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.94	$2.27 R$12.31	-50.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.71	$2.11 R$11.46	-61.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$0.97 R$5.25	-20.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.63 R$3.40	-39.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$0.63 R$3.42	-41.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.22	$0.70 R$3.82	-50.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.72	$0.54 R$2.92	-36.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.83	$0.51 R$2.77	-47.8%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 9.0% less for transportation

	Rome	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.53	$4.23 R$22.94	-44.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €34.83	$67.51 R$365.88	+65.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €24,878.35	$26,255.09 R$142,286.82	-10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €16.92	$10.69 R$57.93	-46.2%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 62.8% less for housing

	Rome	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.36	$21.48 R$116.40	-33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,224.02	$317.11 R$1,718.53	-77.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €790.37	$293.03 R$1,588.02	-68.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €146.33	$48.69 R$263.90	-71.6%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 37.5% less for childcare

	Rome	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €484.09	$320.69 R$1,737.93	-43.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,330.63	$7,501.45 R$40,653.38	-31.5%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.98	$2.25 R$12.20	-61.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.72	$2.00 R$10.86	-0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.12	$2.06 R$11.18	-71.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.19	$28.69 R$155.47	-59.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.95	$6.56 R$35.57	-43.8%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 2.1% less for clothing

	Rome	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €69.66	$50.01 R$271.02	-38.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.18	$64.03 R$347.01	+69.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €75.56	$92.04 R$498.79	+3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €99.51	$66.68 R$361.36	-42.9%
Average			-2.1%

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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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