Cost of living comparison

Malta

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Brazil

Porto Alegre vs. Gozo Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 34.2% cheaper than Gozo.

Restaurants: pay 57.3% less in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 18.8% less in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 21.6% less in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 51.7% less in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 96.6% more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 0.5% less in Porto Alegre

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

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Porto Alegre vs. Gozo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.3% less for restaurants

	Gozo	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.79 €27.41	$7.96 R$40.32	-74.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$6.97 R$35.28	-37.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 €2.12	$1.38 R$6.96	-42.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.20	$1.08 R$5.44	-20.0%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 18.8% less for groceries

	Gozo	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 €1.03	$1.69 R$8.53	+46.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 €4.61	$5.08 R$25.73	-1.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 €4.11	$3.83 R$19.40	-17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.79 €2.48	$2.46 R$12.44	-11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 €3.21	$2.18 R$11.03	-39.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 €1.10	$1.09 R$5.53	-11.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.95	$0.66 R$3.36	-37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.06	$0.63 R$3.17	-47.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 €0.61	$0.74 R$3.73	+7.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$0.56 R$2.83	-35.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 €0.57	$0.50 R$2.53	-21.3%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 21.6% less for transportation

	Gozo	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.68 €5.06	$4.94 R$25.01	-13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$59.73 R$302.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	$23,669.59 R$120K	-15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.25 €16.24	$7.90 R$40.01	-56.7%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 51.7% less for housing

	Gozo	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.39 €26.16	$21.90 R$110.86	-25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.79 €809.74	$481.30 R$2,436.56	-47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$811.81 €722.54	$279.01 R$1,412.50	-65.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.36 €63.51	$58.38 R$295.53	-18.2%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 96.6% more for childcare

	Gozo	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$277.72 €247.18	$557.40 R$2,821.85	+100.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,317.09 €10,962.65	$23,711.01 R$120K	+92.5%
Average			+96.6%

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pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Gozo	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$2.39 R$12.09	-28.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 €2.54	$2.55 R$12.90	-10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 €5.58	$2.48 R$12.58	-60.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.83 €44.35	$29.37 R$148.70	-41.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.37 €10.12	$7.27 R$36.79	-36.1%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 0.5% less for clothing

	Gozo	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.44 €51.13	$50.34 R$254.82	-12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.83 €44.35	$58.19 R$294.60	+16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 €57.30	$101.92 R$515.98	+58.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.55 €116.19	$79.07 R$400.27	-39.4%
Average			-0.5%

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