Cost of living comparison
Porto Alegre is 60.3% cheaper than San Francisco.
If you lived in Porto Alegre instead of San Francisco, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
San Francisco
|
Porto Alegre
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$5.85
R$30.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.82
R$35.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
|
$1.18
R$6.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
|
$0.78
R$4.02
|
|
pay 65.3% less for groceries
San Francisco
|
Porto Alegre
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.80
|
$1.40
R$7.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.17
|
$5.13
R$26.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
|
$3.56
R$18.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
|
$2.11
R$10.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.04
|
$2.03
R$10.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.09
|
$0.96
R$4.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.54
R$2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.55
R$2.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.39
|
$0.74
R$3.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$0.49
R$2.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.57
R$2.96
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
San Francisco
|
Porto Alegre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
|
$4.02
R$20.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.00
|
$59.46
R$306.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
|
$21,055.92
R$108,581.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.40
|
$11.11
R$57.31
|
|
pay 78.7% less for housing
San Francisco
|
Porto Alegre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.91
|
$21.19
R$109.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,322.24
|
$349.38
R$1,801.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,803.45
|
$287.00
R$1,479.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$201.25
|
$67.17
R$346.40
|
|
pay 81.3% less for childcare
San Francisco
|
Porto Alegre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,770.37
|
$277.82
R$1,432.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,333.33
|
$8,578.34
R$44,236.76
|
|
pay 71.8% less for entertainment and sports
San Francisco
|
Porto Alegre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$2.34
R$12.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.62
|
$1.75
R$9.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.50
|
$2.00
R$10.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.67
|
$28.25
R$145.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.00
|
$6.82
R$35.19
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
San Francisco
|
Porto Alegre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.13
|
$48.98
R$252.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.23
|
$43.73
R$225.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.09
|
$89.25
R$460.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.58
|
$58.49
R$301.61
|
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