Cost of living comparison

South Africa

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Brazil

Porto Alegre vs. Durban Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 1.9% cheaper than Durban.

Restaurants: pay 10.9% more in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 2.7% less in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 10.9% more in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 22.2% less in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 15.3% more in Porto Alegre

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

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Porto Alegre vs. Durban Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.9% more for restaurants

	Durban	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.81 ZAR128.84	$7.96 R$40.32	+1.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 ZAR99.11	$6.97 R$35.28	+16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 ZAR18.20	$1.38 R$6.96	+24.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ZAR14.37	$1.08 R$5.44	+23.4%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 2.7% less for groceries

	Durban	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 ZAR15.80	$1.69 R$8.53	+76.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 ZAR67.89	$5.08 R$25.73	+23.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 ZAR75.03	$3.83 R$19.40	-15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 ZAR39.03	$2.46 R$12.44	+3.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.35 ZAR38.81	$2.18 R$11.03	-7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 ZAR14.47	$1.09 R$5.53	+24.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 ZAR14.26	$0.66 R$3.36	-23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 ZAR14.39	$0.63 R$3.17	-28.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR12.60	$0.74 R$3.73	-3.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR11.31	$0.56 R$2.83	-18.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR10.58	$0.50 R$2.53	-22.1%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 10.9% more for transportation

	Durban	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.75 ZAR94.88	$4.94 R$25.01	-14.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.63 ZAR356.79	$59.73 R$302.37	+176.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	$23,669.59 R$120K	-33.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.22 ZAR102.64	$7.90 R$40.01	+27.0%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 22.2% less for housing

	Durban	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.31 ZAR648.45	$21.90 R$110.86	-44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$464.82 ZAR7,666.67	$481.30 R$2,436.56	+3.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.52 ZAR6,490.77	$279.01 R$1,412.50	-29.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.87 ZAR1,845.13	$58.38 R$295.53	-47.8%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Durban	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.61 ZAR5,123.20	$557.40 R$2,821.85	+79.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,585.59 ZAR125K	$23,711.01 R$120K	+212.6%
Average			+136.8%

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pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Durban	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 ZAR39.64	$2.39 R$12.09	-0.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.67 ZAR44.02	$2.55 R$12.90	-4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.61 ZAR59.47	$2.48 R$12.58	-31.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.70 ZAR522.86	$29.37 R$148.70	-7.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.21 ZAR118.93	$7.27 R$36.79	+0.8%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 15.3% more for clothing

	Durban	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.69 ZAR885.57	$50.34 R$254.82	-6.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.14 ZAR497.07	$58.19 R$294.60	+93.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.53 ZAR1,625.08	$101.92 R$515.98	+3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.65 ZAR1,379.78	$79.07 R$400.27	-5.5%
Average			+15.3%

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