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Porto Alegre vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 2.4% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 81.3% more in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 17.8% less in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 8.6% more in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 16.0% less in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 45.6% less in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.2% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 3.7% more in Porto Alegre

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Porto Alegre are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Porto Alegre. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Porto Alegre.

Porto Alegre vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.3% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$6.56 R$35.57	+111.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$6.56 R$35.57	+5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$1.21 R$6.58	+53.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$0.85 R$4.60	+154.4%
Average			+81.3%

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pay 17.8% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$1.50 R$8.13	+4.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$5.51 R$29.88	-35.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$3.37 R$18.27	-53.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$2.27 R$12.31	-0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$2.11 R$11.46	+53.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$0.97 R$5.25	-39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.63 R$3.40	-23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$0.63 R$3.42	-38.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$0.70 R$3.82	-17.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$0.54 R$2.92	-25.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$0.51 R$2.77	-21.4%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 8.6% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$4.23 R$22.94	-9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	$67.51 R$365.88	+81.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$26,255.09 R$142,286.82	-29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$10.69 R$57.93	-8.1%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 16.0% less for housing

	Bangkok	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$21.48 R$116.40	+27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$317.11 R$1,718.53	-53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$293.03 R$1,588.02	-9.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$48.69 R$263.90	-29.1%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 45.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$320.69 R$1,737.93	-47.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$7,501.45 R$40,653.38	-43.8%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$2.25 R$12.20	-19.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$2.00 R$10.86	-21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$2.06 R$11.18	-53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$28.69 R$155.47	-43.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$6.56 R$35.57	-18.6%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 3.7% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$50.01 R$271.02	-15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$64.03 R$347.01	+68.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$92.04 R$498.79	-11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$66.68 R$361.36	-27.1%
Average			+3.7%

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