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Porto Alegre vs. Hyderabad Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 2.2 times more expensive than Hyderabad.

Restaurants
pay 2.5 times more in Porto Alegre
Groceries
pay 99.6% more in Porto Alegre
Transportation
pay 78.5% more in Porto Alegre
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Porto Alegre
Childcare
pay 6.8 times more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports
pay 27.9% more in Porto Alegre
Clothing
pay 2.4 times more in Porto Alegre

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, groceries, and transportation in Porto Alegre are more expensive than in Hyderabad. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Porto Alegre.

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Porto Alegre vs. Hyderabad Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

 
Hyderabad
Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.58
₹245.36
$7.96
R$40.32
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.17
₹490.73
$6.97
R$35.28
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.46
₹43.86
$1.38
R$6.96
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pay 99.6% more for groceries

 
Hyderabad
Porto Alegre
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.55
₹52.37
$1.69
R$8.53
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.47
₹329.08
$5.08
R$25.73
Milk (1 gallon) $2.91
₹276.32
$3.83
R$19.40
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pay 78.5% more for transportation

 
Hyderabad
Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.28
₹406.32
$4.94
R$25.01
Monthly public transit pass $14.99
₹1,423.11
$59.73
R$302.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $14,986.37
₹1M
$23,669.59
R$120K
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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Hyderabad
Porto Alegre
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $7.70
₹731.48
$21.90
R$110.86
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $225.90
₹21,451.86
$481.30
R$2,436.56
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $128.55
₹12,207.59
$279.01
R$1,412.50
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pay 6.8 times more for childcare

 
Hyderabad
Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $103.71
₹9,848.65
$557.40
R$2,821.85
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,774.02
₹263K
$23,711.01
R$120K
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pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Hyderabad
Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.07
₹196.29
$2.39
R$12.09
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.27
₹215.40
$2.55
R$12.90
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.96
₹471.10
$2.48
R$12.58
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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

 
Hyderabad
Porto Alegre
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $21.84
₹2,074.15
$50.34
R$254.82
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $20.81
₹1,976.00
$58.19
R$294.60
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $41.99
₹3,987.17
$101.92
R$515.98
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