Cost of living comparison

Italy

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Brazil

Porto Alegre vs. Lucca Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 41.8% cheaper than Lucca.

Restaurants: pay 51.3% less in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 42.0% less in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 21.2% less in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 54.5% less in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 34.8% more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.6% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 24.8% less in Porto Alegre

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Porto Alegre.

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Porto Alegre vs. Lucca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.3% less for restaurants

	Lucca	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.16 €17.99	$7.96 R$39.72	-60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.76 €10.49	$6.97 R$34.75	-40.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.35 €2.99	$1.38 R$6.86	-58.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 €1.29	$1.08 R$5.36	-25.4%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 42.0% less for groceries

	Lucca	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 €2.21	$1.69 R$8.41	-32.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.33 €9.22	$5.08 R$25.35	-50.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.35 €5.67	$3.83 R$19.11	-39.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 €3.53	$2.46 R$12.25	-37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.97	$2.18 R$10.87	-67.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.99	$1.09 R$5.45	-1.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$0.66 R$3.31	-31.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$0.63 R$3.13	-46.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.31	$0.74 R$3.68	-50.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$0.56 R$2.79	-35.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.86	$0.50 R$2.49	-47.9%
Average			-42.0%

Lucca vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.2% less for transportation

	Lucca	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.87 €7.02	$4.94 R$24.64	-37.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.71 €30.98	$59.73 R$297.87	+72.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,317.50 €32,417.66	$23,669.59 R$118K	-34.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.03 €16.09	$7.90 R$39.42	-56.2%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 54.5% less for housing

	Lucca	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.18 €28.72	$21.90 R$109.21	-32.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$783.81 €699.65	$481.30 R$2,400.34	-38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$671.84 €599.70	$279.01 R$1,391.51	-58.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$256.88 €229.30	$58.38 R$291.13	-77.3%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 34.8% more for childcare

	Lucca	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$641.98 €573.04	$557.40 R$2,779.91	-13.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,337.32 €10,119.90	$23,711.01 R$118K	+109.1%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Lucca	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.72 €6.00	$2.39 R$11.91	-64.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 €1.84	$2.55 R$12.71	+23.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 €6.22	$2.48 R$12.39	-64.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.18 €59.97	$29.37 R$146.49	-56.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.08 €9.00	$7.27 R$36.24	-27.9%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 24.8% less for clothing

	Lucca	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.78 €89.95	$50.34 R$251.03	-50.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.59 €42.48	$58.19 R$290.22	+22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.45 €81.63	$101.92 R$508.31	+11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$167.96 €149.92	$79.07 R$394.32	-52.9%
Average			-24.8%

Lucca vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of clothing

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