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Porto Alegre vs. Izmir Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 8.7% cheaper than Izmir.

Restaurants: pay 12.6% less in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 24.6% more in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 13.4% less in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 22.5% less in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 15.2% more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.1% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 16.4% more in Porto Alegre

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

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Porto Alegre vs. Izmir Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.6% less for restaurants

	Izmir	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY503.16	$7.96 R$40.32	-21.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.64 TRY427.69	$6.97 R$35.28	-19.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 TRY73.51	$1.38 R$6.96	-7.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TRY29.87	$1.08 R$5.44	+78.2%
Average			-12.6%

Izmir vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.6% more for groceries

	Izmir	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TRY51.64	$1.69 R$8.53	+61.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.73 TRY233.97	$5.08 R$25.73	+7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.24 TRY209.81	$3.83 R$19.40	-9.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 TRY122.91	$2.46 R$12.44	-1.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 TRY112.88	$2.18 R$11.03	-4.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 TRY45.28	$1.09 R$5.53	+19.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 TRY48.19	$0.66 R$3.36	-31.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 TRY23.58	$0.63 R$3.17	+31.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY31.89	$0.74 R$3.73	+14.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.86	$0.56 R$2.83	+115.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 TRY8.63	$0.50 R$2.53	+186.8%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 13.4% less for transportation

	Izmir	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 TRY259.19	$4.94 R$25.01	-5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.19 TRY2,138.43	$59.73 R$302.37	+38.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,095.22 TRY2M	$23,669.59 R$120K	-42.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.67 TRY577.94	$7.90 R$40.01	-32.3%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 22.5% less for housing

	Izmir	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.94 TRY789.12	$21.90 R$110.86	+37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.01 TRY29,758.34	$481.30 R$2,436.56	-19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.90 TRY20,939.21	$279.01 R$1,412.50	-34.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.55 TRY3,196.29	$58.38 R$295.53	-9.6%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 15.2% more for childcare

	Izmir	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$689.32 TRY34,131.05	$557.40 R$2,821.85	-19.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,450.48 TRY715K	$23,711.01 R$120K	+64.1%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Izmir	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.46 TRY171.07	$2.39 R$12.09	-30.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 TRY181.10	$2.55 R$12.90	-30.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY110.70	$2.48 R$12.58	+11.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.08 TRY3,172.79	$29.37 R$148.70	-54.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$7.27 R$36.79	-10.6%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 16.4% more for clothing

	Izmir	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.96 TRY2,275.83	$50.34 R$254.82	+9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.03 TRY1,833.74	$58.19 R$294.60	+57.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.27 TRY4,568.63	$101.92 R$515.98	+10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.97 TRY4,058.83	$79.07 R$400.27	-3.5%
Average			+16.4%

Izmir vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of clothing

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