Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Brazil

Porto Alegre vs. Malang Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 2.4 times more expensive than Malang.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 18.6% more in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 6.7 times more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.3% more in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 78.1% more in Porto Alegre

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

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Porto Alegre vs. Malang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Malang	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.12 IDR20,175.61	$7.96 R$40.32	+612.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$6.97 R$35.28	+149.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 IDR10,440.88	$1.38 R$6.96	+137.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 IDR4,035.12	$1.08 R$5.44	+381.0%
Average			+325.1%

Malang vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.6% more for groceries

	Malang	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 IDR19,923.41	$1.69 R$8.53	+52.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.92 IDR52,624.71	$5.08 R$25.73	+74.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.65 IDR65,871.71	$3.83 R$19.40	+5.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.22 IDR22,018.25	$2.46 R$12.44	+101.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR24,737.68	$2.18 R$11.03	+59.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 IDR16,777.77	$1.09 R$5.53	+17.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR10,524.24	$0.66 R$3.36	+14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 IDR12,812.12	$0.63 R$3.17	-11.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 IDR11,782.57	$0.74 R$3.73	+12.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR10,524.24	$0.56 R$2.83	-4.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 IDR15,786.36	$0.50 R$2.53	-42.8%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Malang	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 IDR52,266.41	$4.94 R$25.01	+70.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.59 IDR101K	$59.73 R$302.37	+968.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,145.47 IDR454M	$23,669.59 R$120K	-5.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 IDR65,318.53	$7.90 R$40.01	+118.4%
Average			+131.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Malang	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.47 IDR352K	$21.90 R$110.86	+12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$138.77 IDR3M	$481.30 R$2,436.56	+246.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$92.20 IDR2M	$279.01 R$1,412.50	+202.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.50 IDR424K	$58.38 R$295.53	+148.4%
Average			+195.3%

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pay 6.7 times more for childcare

	Malang	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$30.73 IDR555K	$557.40 R$2,821.85	+1713.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,555.28 IDR173M	$23,711.01 R$120K	+148.1%
Average			+570.9%

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pay 90.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Malang	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	$2.39 R$12.09	+6.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	$2.55 R$12.90	+95.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 IDR48,421.46	$2.48 R$12.58	-7.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.55 IDR263K	$29.37 R$148.70	+101.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.96 IDR35,307.31	$7.27 R$36.79	+271.6%
Average			+90.3%

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pay 78.1% more for clothing

	Malang	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.88 IDR1M	$50.34 R$254.82	-9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.35 IDR404K	$58.19 R$294.60	+160.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$51.69 IDR933K	$101.92 R$515.98	+97.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.32 IDR656K	$79.07 R$400.27	+117.7%
Average			+78.1%

Malang vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of clothing

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