Cost of living comparison

French Polynesia

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Brazil

Porto Alegre vs. Papeete Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 44.8% cheaper than Papeete.

Restaurants: pay 63.1% less in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 48.5% less in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 30.0% less in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 70.6% less in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 28.9% less in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.1% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 15.1% less in Porto Alegre

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

Porto Alegre vs. Papeete Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.1% less for restaurants

	Papeete	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.58 CFPF2,027	$6.56 R$33.98	-66.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.68 CFPF1,520	$6.56 R$33.98	-55.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 CFPF324	$1.21 R$6.29	-61.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 CFPF287	$0.85 R$4.39	-69.4%
Average			-63.1%

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pay 48.5% less for groceries

	Papeete	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 CFPF81	$1.50 R$7.77	+91.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.05 CFPF1,351	$5.51 R$28.55	-57.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.30 CFPF652	$3.37 R$17.45	-46.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.48 CFPF671	$2.27 R$11.76	-64.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.66 CFPF793	$2.11 R$10.95	-72.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37 CFPF245	$0.97 R$5.01	-59.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF126	$0.63 R$3.25	-48.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.66 CFPF276	$0.63 R$3.27	-76.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.55 CFPF368	$0.70 R$3.65	-80.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 CFPF141	$0.54 R$2.79	-60.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 CFPF126	$0.51 R$2.64	-58.2%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 30.0% less for transportation

	Papeete	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.99 CFPF620	$4.23 R$21.92	-29.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.51 R$349.56
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	$26,255.09 R$136K	+34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$205.54 CFPF21,283	$10.69 R$55.35	-94.8%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 70.6% less for housing

	Papeete	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.84 CFPF7,128	$21.48 R$111.20	-68.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,394.76 CFPF144K	$317.11 R$1,641.85	-77.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.78 CFPF101K	$293.03 R$1,517.17	-70.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.08 CFPF14,919	$48.69 R$252.12	-66.2%
Average			-70.6%

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pay 28.9% less for childcare

	Papeete	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$489.39 CFPF50,674	$320.69 R$1,660.39	-34.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	$7,501.45 R$38,839.53	-23.4%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 57.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Papeete	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.18 CFPF329	$2.25 R$11.65	-29.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 CFPF418	$2.00 R$10.37	-50.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.14 CFPF1,257	$2.06 R$10.68	-83.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.09 CFPF9,121	$28.69 R$148.53	-67.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.68 CFPF1,520	$6.56 R$33.98	-55.3%
Average			-57.1%

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pay 15.1% less for clothing

	Papeete	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.74 CFPF7,429	$50.01 R$258.93	-30.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.01 CFPF7,767	$64.03 R$331.52	-14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.53 CFPF8,442	$92.04 R$476.53	+12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.98 CFPF9,628	$66.68 R$345.24	-28.3%
Average			-15.1%

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