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Porto Alegre vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 23.4% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 33.7% more in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 20.1% more in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 20.1% more in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 7.1% more in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 14.3% more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.9% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 88.7% more in Porto Alegre

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

Porto Alegre vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.7% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES746.65	$6.56 R$34.24	+13.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES895.98	$6.56 R$34.24	-5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.28	$1.21 R$6.34	+73.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.64	$0.85 R$4.42	+54.4%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 20.1% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.29	$1.50 R$7.83	+174.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.02	$5.51 R$28.76	-1.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES431.65	$3.37 R$17.59	+0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.53	$2.27 R$11.85	+38.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.38	$2.11 R$11.03	-27.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES180.93	$0.97 R$5.05	-31.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.06	$0.63 R$3.27	+32.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.43	$0.63 R$3.29	-29.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.68	$0.70 R$3.68	+54.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.14	$0.54 R$2.81	+9.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.15	$0.51 R$2.66	+0.8%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 20.1% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES694.44	$4.23 R$22.08	-21.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,982.13	$67.51 R$352.22	+118.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$26,255.09 R$137K	+21.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,190.17	$10.69 R$55.77	-37.2%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 7.1% more for housing

	Nairobi	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,127.42	$21.48 R$112.05	-46.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,347.35	$317.11 R$1,654.38	-33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,536.08	$293.03 R$1,528.74	+42.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,771.83	$48.69 R$254.05	+66.1%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 14.3% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,828.96	$320.69 R$1,673.06	+43.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$7,501.45 R$39,135.83	-14.5%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.66	$2.25 R$11.74	-3.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES304.82	$2.00 R$10.45	-15.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.21	$2.06 R$10.76	-33.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,826.35	$28.69 R$149.67	-36.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES945.76	$6.56 R$34.24	-10.7%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 88.7% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,523.97	$50.01 R$260.91	+154.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,199.93	$64.03 R$334.05	+157.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,735.80	$92.04 R$480.17	+35.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,010.05	$66.68 R$347.87	+7.1%
Average			+88.7%

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