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Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Sao Jose dos Campos is 46.0% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 44.1% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Groceries: pay 36.5% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Transportation: pay 33.2% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Housing: pay 71.9% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Childcare: pay 64.0% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.1% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Clothing: pay 11.2% less in Sao Jose dos Campos

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Sao Jose dos Campos.

Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Jose dos Campos instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 44.1% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Sao Jose dos Campos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$6.52 R$35.47	-60.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$7.45 R$40.54	-24.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$1.60 R$8.72	-38.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$1.02 R$5.57	-54.2%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 36.5% less for groceries

	Canberra	Sao Jose dos Campos
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$1.68 R$9.12	-38.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$4.15 R$22.56	-16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$4.48 R$24.38	-18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$2.47 R$13.42	-42.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$1.82 R$9.89	-56.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$1.08 R$5.86	-27.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.85 R$4.63	-36.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$0.78 R$4.24	-41.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$0.88 R$4.80	-52.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.72 R$3.91	-29.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.61 R$3.29	-41.8%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 33.2% less for transportation

	Canberra	Sao Jose dos Campos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$4.04 R$21.98	-8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	$31.91 R$173.57	-74.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$24,223.72 R$131,762.49	-16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$12.53 R$68.14	-33.8%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 71.9% less for housing

	Canberra	Sao Jose dos Campos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$17.89 R$97.30	-65.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$449.54 R$2,445.23	-71.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$327.42 R$1,780.98	-71.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$32.97 R$179.34	-79.3%
Average			-71.9%

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pay 64.0% less for childcare

	Canberra	Sao Jose dos Campos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$363.36 R$1,976.45	-79.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$6,834.87 R$37,177.58	-48.7%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Sao Jose dos Campos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$2.33 R$12.67	-64.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$1.96 R$10.64	-42.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$2.80 R$15.20	-91.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$24.95 R$135.72	-57.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$6.52 R$35.47	-50.1%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 11.2% less for clothing

	Canberra	Sao Jose dos Campos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$66.50 R$361.70	-4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$58.98 R$320.79	+2.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$88.99 R$484.03	-5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$74.51 R$405.31	-37.1%
Average			-11.2%

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