Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

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Brazil

Porto Alegre vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 3.3% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 7.0% less in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 17.5% more in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 32.3% more in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 16.0% less in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 46.1% more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.3% more in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 8.8% less in Porto Alegre

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

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Porto Alegre vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.0% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH505.81	$7.96 R$43.83	-28.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH354.07	$6.97 R$38.35	-10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH36.29	$1.38 R$7.57	+72.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.87	$1.08 R$5.92	+88.6%
Average			-7.0%

Kiev vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.5% more for groceries

	Kiev	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.74	$1.69 R$9.28	+92.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH232.57	$5.08 R$27.98	-0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH228.77	$3.83 R$21.09	-24.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH91.75	$2.46 R$13.52	+21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH109.34	$2.18 R$11.99	-9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH25.12	$1.09 R$6.01	+97.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH32.26	$0.66 R$3.66	-6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH38.30	$0.63 R$3.45	-25.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH57.56	$0.74 R$4.06	-41.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.87	$0.56 R$3.07	+97.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.64	$0.50 R$2.75	+135.4%
Average			+17.5%

Kiev vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.3% more for transportation

	Kiev	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH303.71	$4.94 R$27.19	-26.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH505.81	$59.73 R$328.73	+436.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$23,669.59 R$130K	-19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH263.02	$7.90 R$43.50	+36.4%
Average			+32.3%

Kiev vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.0% less for housing

	Kiev	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH300.17	$21.90 R$120.52	+231.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,730.14	$481.30 R$2,649.03	-24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,602.37	$279.01 R$1,535.67	-18.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,475.84	$58.38 R$321.30	-23.8%
Average			-16.0%

Kiev vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of housing

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pay 46.1% more for childcare

	Kiev	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,658.86	$557.40 R$3,067.92	+35.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH684K	$23,711.01 R$131K	+57.4%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.70	$2.39 R$13.15	+78.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH77.25	$2.55 R$14.03	+49.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH156.80	$2.48 R$13.68	-28.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,652.95	$29.37 R$161.67	-19.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH252.91	$7.27 R$40.00	+30.4%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 8.8% less for clothing

	Kiev	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,370.54	$50.34 R$277.04	-32.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,804.06	$58.19 R$320.29	+46.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,370.22	$101.92 R$560.97	+5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,447.21	$79.07 R$435.18	-34.1%
Average			-8.8%

Kiev vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of clothing

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