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Porto Alegre vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 52.2% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 53.4% less in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 43.2% less in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 37.6% less in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 72.3% less in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.6% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 22.7% less in Porto Alegre

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

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Porto Alegre vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.4% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.07	$7.96 R$43.83	-52.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.05	$6.97 R$38.35	-48.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.09	$1.38 R$7.57	-60.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.78	$1.08 R$5.92	-65.3%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 43.2% less for groceries

	Berlin	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.15	$1.69 R$9.28	-29.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.71	$5.08 R$27.98	-40.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.23	$3.83 R$21.09	-18.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €4.01	$2.46 R$13.52	-45.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.88	$2.18 R$11.99	-59.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.09 R$6.01	-32.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.66 R$3.66	-26.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.37	$0.63 R$3.45	-58.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.52	$0.74 R$4.06	-56.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.85	$0.56 R$3.07	-40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.88	$0.50 R$2.75	-48.9%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 37.6% less for transportation

	Berlin	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.77	$4.94 R$27.19	-43.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €63.29	$59.73 R$328.73	-15.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,529.36	$23,669.59 R$130K	-28.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.17	$7.90 R$43.50	-73.9%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 72.3% less for housing

	Berlin	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.24	$21.90 R$120.52	-54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,326.84	$481.30 R$2,649.03	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €999.55	$279.01 R$1,535.67	-75.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €264.73	$58.38 R$321.30	-80.2%
Average			-72.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €129.59	$557.40 R$3,067.92	+285.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,222.71	$23,711.01 R$131K	+49.6%
Average			+140.2%

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pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.87	$2.39 R$13.15	-56.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.89	$2.55 R$14.03	-41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.44	$2.48 R$13.68	-76.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.94	$29.37 R$161.67	-26.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €14.06	$7.27 R$40.00	-53.6%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 22.7% less for clothing

	Berlin	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.62	$50.34 R$277.04	-47.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €42.19	$58.19 R$320.29	+23.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.84	$101.92 R$560.97	-2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.65	$79.07 R$435.18	-44.0%
Average			-22.7%

Berlin vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of clothing

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