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Pouso Alegre vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Pouso Alegre is 55.7% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 65.0% less in Pouso Alegre
Groceries: pay 46.8% less in Pouso Alegre
Transportation: pay 30.5% less in Pouso Alegre
Housing: pay 79.2% less in Pouso Alegre
Childcare: pay 63.5% less in Pouso Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.7% less in Pouso Alegre
Clothing: pay 38.3% less in Pouso Alegre

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Pouso Alegre.

Pouso Alegre vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pouso Alegre instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 65.0% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Pouso Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$3.73 R$20.27	-77.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$5.96 R$32.43	-39.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$0.81 R$4.39	-68.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$0.56 R$3.04	-75.0%
Average			-65.0%

Canberra vs. Pouso Alegre - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.8% less for groceries

	Canberra	Pouso Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$1.16 R$6.33	-57.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$3.73 R$20.27	-25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$3.17 R$17.27	-42.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$1.79 R$9.73	-58.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$1.61 R$8.74	-61.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$0.82 R$4.49	-44.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.51 R$2.76	-62.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$0.99 R$5.41	-25.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$0.73 R$3.98	-60.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.65 R$3.52	-36.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.61 R$3.29	-41.8%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 30.5% less for transportation

	Canberra	Pouso Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$3.87 R$21.05	-12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$21,615.18 R$117,573.58	-25.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$8.76 R$47.64	-53.7%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 79.2% less for housing

	Canberra	Pouso Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$18.01 R$97.98	-65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$223.61 R$1,216.28	-85.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$149.07 R$810.85	-87.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$33.77 R$183.66	-78.8%
Average			-79.2%

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pay 63.5% less for childcare

	Canberra	Pouso Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$270.19 R$1,469.67	-84.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$7,664.69 R$41,691.32	-42.5%
Average			-63.5%

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pay 66.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Pouso Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$1.86 R$10.14	-71.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$1.93 R$10.47	-43.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$2.24 R$12.16	-92.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$18.63 R$101.36	-68.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$5.59 R$30.41	-57.2%
Average			-66.7%

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pay 38.3% less for clothing

	Canberra	Pouso Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$48.71 R$264.97	-29.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$33.54 R$182.44	-41.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$74.54 R$405.43	-20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$46.58 R$253.39	-60.7%
Average			-38.3%

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