Cost of Living Comparison Between Campinas and Porto Alegre Cost of Living Comparison Between Campinas and Porto Alegre

🙂 Solo nomad: Campinas is 3.6% cheaper than Porto Alegre without rent, and 4.2% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Campinas is 2.8% more expensive than Porto Alegre without rent, and 4.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.37 R$39.46

$6.2 R$33.23

18.87%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.98 R$171

$26.75 R$143

19.55%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.95 R$37.23

$6.4 R$34.29

8.59%

Cappuccino

$1.74 R$9.34

$1.94 R$10.41

-10.31%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.27 R$6.83

$1.12 R$6

13.39%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 R$4.13

$0.81 R$4.37

-4.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.84 R$9.88

$2.21 R$11.84

-16.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.86 R$15.31

$3.7 R$19.82

-22.70%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.01 R$5.41

$0.85 R$4.54

18.82%

White Bread (500g)

$1.76 R$9.41

$1.46 R$7.81

20.55%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.19 R$6.37

$1.1 R$5.89

8.18%

Eggs

$2.29 R$12.25

$2.13 R$11.39

7.51%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.86 R$52.8

$10.74 R$57.6

-8.19%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.09 R$21.89

$4.61 R$24.71

-11.28%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.53 R$45.67

$9.25 R$49.57

-7.78%

Apples (1kg)

$2.17 R$11.6

$2.03 R$10.88

6.90%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 R$8.96

$1.28 R$6.85

30.47%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.38 R$7.42

$1.27 R$6.79

8.66%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.74 R$9.3

$1.47 R$7.85

18.37%

Potato (1kg)

$1.42 R$7.6

$1.13 R$6.05

25.66%

Onion (1kg)

$1.37 R$7.35

$1.07 R$5.75

28.04%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.94 R$5.06

$0.78 R$4.2

20.51%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.65 R$3.48

$0.58 R$3.09

12.07%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.75 R$9.37

$1.99 R$10.67

-12.06%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.67 R$41.11

$7.14 R$38.27

7.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.32 R$7.05

$0.98 R$5.25

34.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 R$10.94

$1.85 R$9.94

10.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1 R$5.35

$0.85 R$4.55

17.65%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.56 R$201

$64.4 R$345

-41.68%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 R$6.17

$1.61 R$8.62

-28.57%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.58 R$3.09

$1 R$5.38

-42.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.83 R$41.96

$5.26 R$28.15

48.86%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.03 R$5.52

$1.05 R$5.65

-1.90%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$22.7K R$121.5K

$24.5K R$131.4K

-7.53%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$27.9K R$149.3K

$27.8K R$148.7K

0.39%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$52.4 R$281

$60.4 R$324

-13.27%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$16.52 R$88.5

$14.68 R$78.6

12.53%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.25 R$119

$20.02 R$107

11.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$24.5 R$131

$26.55 R$142

-7.72%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$31.43 R$168

$20.2 R$108

55.59%

Cinema Ticket

$7.29 R$39.04

$6.32 R$33.85

15.35%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$322 R$1,725

$308 R$1,649

4.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,864 R$47.5K

$7,086 R$38K

25.10%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55 R$295

$48.69 R$261

13.02%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$57.8 R$309

$56.5 R$303

2.28%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.3 R$403

$79.5 R$426

-5.34%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.3 R$414

$62.4 R$334

24.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$348 R$1,867

$308 R$1,649

13.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$251 R$1,346

$270 R$1,447

-7.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$810 R$4,341

$614 R$3,288

32.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$636 R$3,405

$566 R$3,031

12.32%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,864 R$9,983

$1,833 R$9,819

1.67%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,233 R$6,608

$1,463 R$7,837

-15.69%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$580 R$3,109

$481 R$2,575

20.73%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.17

11.70%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Campinas: November 30, 2025

Last update for Porto Alegre: December 2, 2025

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