Cost of living comparison

Romania

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Brazil

Porto Alegre vs. Bacau Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 12.5% more expensive than Bacau.

Restaurants: pay 30.6% less in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 22.5% more in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 5.1% more in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 17.2% more in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3% more in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 15.1% more in Porto Alegre

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Porto Alegre are more expensive than in Bacau. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Porto Alegre.

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Porto Alegre vs. Bacau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.6% less for restaurants

	Bacau	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.12 RON66.78	$7.96 R$40.32	-43.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 RON34.63	$6.97 R$35.28	-4.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97 RON9.30	$1.38 R$6.96	-30.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 RON8.74	$1.08 R$5.44	-41.8%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 22.5% more for groceries

	Bacau	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 RON3.22	$1.69 R$8.53	+148.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 RON18.14	$5.08 R$25.73	+32.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 RON21.53	$3.83 R$19.40	-15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.43 RON16.21	$2.46 R$12.44	-28.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 RON11.52	$2.18 R$11.03	-10.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.39	$1.09 R$5.53	+115.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 RON3.14	$0.66 R$3.36	+0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.29	$0.63 R$3.17	-9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 RON3.81	$0.74 R$3.73	-8.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 RON1.50	$0.56 R$2.83	+76.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RON1.42	$0.50 R$2.53	+66.4%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 5.1% more for transportation

	Bacau	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.68 RON31.60	$4.94 R$25.01	-26.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.28 RON138.51	$59.73 R$302.37	+104.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$23,669.59 R$120K	-17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.69 RON26.91	$7.90 R$40.01	+38.9%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 17.2% more for housing

	Bacau	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$4.71 RON22.26	$21.90 R$110.86	+365.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.41 RON1,932.04	$481.30 R$2,436.56	+17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$238.18 RON1,126.72	$279.01 R$1,412.50	+17.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.96 RON378.27	$58.38 R$295.53	-27.0%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Bacau	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$585.58 RON2,770.14	$557.40 R$2,821.85	-4.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,914.67 RON23,249.35	$23,711.01 R$120K	+382.5%
Average			+114.3%

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pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bacau	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 RON11.87	$2.39 R$12.09	-4.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 RON9.40	$2.55 R$12.90	+28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.33 RON25.23	$2.48 R$12.58	-53.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.79 RON122.02	$29.37 R$148.70	+13.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.27 RON29.68	$7.27 R$36.79	+15.8%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 15.1% more for clothing

	Bacau	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.65 RON395.73	$50.34 R$254.82	-39.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.79 RON150.38	$58.19 R$294.60	+83.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.65 RON286.91	$101.92 R$515.98	+68.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.44 RON394.74	$79.07 R$400.27	-5.2%
Average			+15.1%

Bacau vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of clothing

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