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Caxias Do Sul vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Caxias Do Sul is 62.2% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 56.1% less in Caxias Do Sul
Groceries: pay 55.2% less in Caxias Do Sul
Transportation: pay 42.7% less in Caxias Do Sul
Housing: pay 81.6% less in Caxias Do Sul
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Caxias Do Sul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.3% less in Caxias Do Sul
Clothing: pay 31.1% less in Caxias Do Sul

Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Caxias Do Sul. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Caxias Do Sul.

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Caxias Do Sul vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.1% less for restaurants

	Berlin	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	$13.44 €11.99	$6.97 R$34.75	-48.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.07	$1.38 R$6.86	-60.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.77	$1.08 R$5.36	-65.3%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 55.2% less for groceries

	Berlin	Caxias Do Sul
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$1.69 R$8.41	-29.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.67	$4.97 R$24.81	-42.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.21	$3.39 R$16.91	-28.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.99	$1.96 R$9.78	-56.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.85	$2.18 R$10.87	-59.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$0.72 R$3.60	-55.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.48 R$2.41	-46.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$0.27 R$1.35	-82.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$0.74 R$3.68	-56.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$0.45 R$2.25	-52.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$0.32 R$1.58	-67.7%
Average			-55.2%

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pay 42.7% less for transportation

	Berlin	Caxias Do Sul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.73	$4.82 R$24.04	-44.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.97	$43.80 R$218.44	-37.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,380.19	$23,669.59 R$118K	-28.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.04	$7.90 R$39.42	-73.9%
Average			-42.7%

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pay 81.6% less for housing

	Berlin	Caxias Do Sul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.02	$21.90 R$109.21	-54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,320.13	$272.09 R$1,356.97	-81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €994.50	$182.17 R$908.51	-83.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €263.40	$54.98 R$274.18	-81.4%
Average			-81.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Caxias Do Sul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.93	$398.18 R$1,985.80	+175.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,150.87	$23,711.01 R$118K	+49.6%
Average			+103.0%

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pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Caxias Do Sul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.85	$2.19 R$10.92	-59.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.87	$1.94 R$9.68	-55.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.40	$2.48 R$12.39	-76.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.76	$26.38 R$131.56	-34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.99	$7.27 R$36.24	-53.6%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 31.1% less for clothing

	Berlin	Caxias Do Sul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.19	$50.34 R$251.03	-47.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.98	$36.83 R$183.69	-21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.36	$101.92 R$508.31	-2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.01	$79.07 R$394.32	-44.0%
Average			-31.1%

Berlin vs. Caxias Do Sul - Cost of clothing

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