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Porto Seguro vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Porto Seguro is 3.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 71.7% more in Porto Seguro
Groceries: pay 14.7% more in Porto Seguro
Transportation: pay 55.3% more in Porto Seguro
Housing: pay 32.3% less in Porto Seguro
Childcare: pay 88.0% less in Porto Seguro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% less in Porto Seguro
Clothing: pay 15.4% more in Porto Seguro

The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Porto Seguro are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Porto Seguro.

Porto Seguro vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Porto Seguro instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 71.7% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Porto Seguro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$5.59 R$30.41	+32.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$6.80 R$37.00	+38.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.12 R$6.08	+133.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.56 R$3.04	+82.1%
Average			+71.7%

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pay 14.7% more for groceries

	Beijing	Porto Seguro
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.37 R$7.43	-19.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$4.43 R$24.07	-40.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$4.94 R$26.86	-25.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$4.66 R$25.34	+162.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$1.69 R$9.19	+10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.85 R$4.60	-14.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.59 R$3.22	-23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.76 R$4.14	-5.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.68 R$3.68	+12.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.63 R$3.45	+81.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.51 R$2.76	+22.9%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 55.3% more for transportation

	Beijing	Porto Seguro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$4.89 R$26.59	+16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$65.22 R$354.75	+106.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$26,087.28 R$141,899.15	+43.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	??
Average			+55.3%

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pay 32.3% less for housing

	Beijing	Porto Seguro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$16.14 R$87.81	+24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$223.61 R$1,216.28	-76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$139.75 R$760.17	-72.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$37.05 R$201.52	-5.6%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 88.0% less for childcare

	Beijing	Porto Seguro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$2,795.07 R$15,203.48	-88.0%
Average			-88.0%

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pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Porto Seguro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$1.68 R$9.12	+49.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$2.05 R$11.15	-29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$22.36 R$121.63	-61.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$7.45 R$40.54	-11.4%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 15.4% more for clothing

	Beijing	Porto Seguro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$93.17 R$506.78	+49.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$55.90 R$304.07	+53.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$93.17 R$506.78	+14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$46.58 R$253.39	-55.9%
Average			+15.4%

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