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Greece

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Brazil

Caxias Do Sul vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Caxias Do Sul is 47.1% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 43.4% less in Caxias Do Sul
Groceries: pay 38.4% less in Caxias Do Sul
Transportation: pay 19.0% less in Caxias Do Sul
Housing: pay 66.4% less in Caxias Do Sul
Childcare: pay 13.0% more in Caxias Do Sul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.1% less in Caxias Do Sul
Clothing: pay 24.9% less in Caxias Do Sul

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Caxias Do Sul.

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Caxias Do Sul vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Caxias Do Sul instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 43.4% less for restaurants

	Athens	Caxias Do Sul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$6.97 R$34.75	-58.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.99	$6.97 R$34.75	-37.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82 €2.52	$1.38 R$6.86	-51.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 €0.50	$1.08 R$5.36	+92.0%
Average			-43.4%

Athens vs. Caxias Do Sul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.4% less for groceries

	Athens	Caxias Do Sul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$1.69 R$8.41	+18.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.56 €6.75	$4.97 R$24.81	-34.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.14 €6.37	$3.39 R$16.91	-52.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.45	$1.96 R$9.78	-60.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.25	$2.18 R$10.87	-54.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.72 R$3.60	-27.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.48 R$2.41	-45.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.27 R$1.35	-57.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$0.74 R$3.68	-24.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 €0.43	$0.45 R$2.25	-6.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$0.32 R$1.58	-38.8%
Average			-38.4%

Athens vs. Caxias Do Sul - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.0% less for transportation

	Athens	Caxias Do Sul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.72 €7.78	$4.82 R$24.04	-44.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.23 €26.99	$43.80 R$218.44	+44.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,967.41	$23,669.59 R$118K	-15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 €11.19	$7.90 R$39.42	-37.0%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 66.4% less for housing

	Athens	Caxias Do Sul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.36 €27.10	$21.90 R$109.21	-27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.36 €662.65	$272.09 R$1,356.97	-63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.59 €585.19	$182.17 R$908.51	-72.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.58 €143.33	$54.98 R$274.18	-65.8%
Average			-66.4%

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pay 13.0% more for childcare

	Athens	Caxias Do Sul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$573.57 €511.98	$398.18 R$1,985.80	-30.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,885.92 €11,502.20	$23,711.01 R$118K	+84.0%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Caxias Do Sul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$2.19 R$10.92	-60.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 €3.67	$1.94 R$9.68	-52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €5.00	$2.48 R$12.39	-55.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.57 €48.71	$26.38 R$131.56	-51.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.50	$7.27 R$36.24	-31.7%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 24.9% less for clothing

	Athens	Caxias Do Sul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.55 €81.72	$50.34 R$251.03	-45.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.01 €35.71	$36.83 R$183.69	-7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.08 €92.91	$101.92 R$508.31	-2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.50 €110.24	$79.07 R$394.32	-36.0%
Average			-24.9%

Athens vs. Caxias Do Sul - Cost of clothing

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