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Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Frankfurt Cost of Living Summary

Sao Bernardo do Campo is 60.1% cheaper than Frankfurt.

Restaurants: pay 55.2% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Groceries: pay 37.5% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Transportation: pay 45.7% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Housing: pay 76.2% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Childcare: pay 70.3% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.7% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Clothing: pay 15.5% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Sao Bernardo do Campo.

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Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Frankfurt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Bernardo do Campo instead of Frankfurt, you would:

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pay 55.2% less for restaurants

	Frankfurt	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$7.02 R$35.03	-58.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$9.03 R$45.03	-32.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.79 €3.38	$1.32 R$6.56	-65.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.63 €3.24	$0.70 R$3.47	-80.9%
Average			-55.2%

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pay 37.5% less for groceries

	Frankfurt	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 €1.96	$1.98 R$9.88	-9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.86 €6.13	$5.42 R$27.04	-21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.33 €4.75	$3.80 R$18.93	-28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.91 €3.49	$1.97 R$9.81	-49.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.86	$2.09 R$10.44	-61.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 €1.27	$1.07 R$5.33	-24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.85	$0.76 R$3.81	-19.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.64 R$3.18	-28.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.74 €1.55	$0.62 R$3.12	-64.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.71	$0.59 R$2.93	-26.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.80	$0.46 R$2.27	-49.4%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 45.7% less for transportation

	Frankfurt	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.53 €7.61	$4.43 R$22.07	-48.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.97	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,380.19	$23,856.25 R$119K	-27.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.39 €19.99	$6.02 R$30.02	-73.1%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 76.2% less for housing

	Frankfurt	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.15 €42.09	$21.07 R$105.08	-55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,318.90 €1,177.27	$341.12 R$1,701.25	-74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,097.23 €979.41	$250.82 R$1,250.92	-77.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$296.80 €264.93	$50.65 R$252.59	-82.9%
Average			-76.2%

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pay 70.3% less for childcare

	Frankfurt	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,086.75 €970.05	$334.43 R$1,667.89	-69.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,920.26 €20,459.04	$6,581.59 R$32,824.02	-71.3%
Average			-70.3%

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pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Frankfurt	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$2.41 R$12.01	-57.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.49 €4.01	$1.81 R$9.01	-59.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.74 €8.70	$2.26 R$11.26	-76.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.94 €59.75	$24.53 R$122.34	-63.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.80 €14.99	$7.22 R$36.03	-57.0%
Average			-61.7%

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pay 15.5% less for clothing

	Frankfurt	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.76 €77.44	$39.13 R$195.14	-54.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.49 €29.89	$48.83 R$243.51	+45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.22 €75.17	$90.34 R$450.53	+7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 €94.77	$76.92 R$383.61	-27.6%
Average			-15.5%

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