Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

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Brazil

Porto Alegre vs. Pleven Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 13.9% more expensive than Pleven.

Restaurants: pay 0.3% more in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 10.6% less in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 5.3% less in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 40.1% more in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.9% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 20.2% more in Porto Alegre

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

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Porto Alegre vs. Pleven Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.3% more for restaurants

	Pleven	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.58 BGN14.93	$7.96 R$40.32	-7.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 BGN10.92	$6.97 R$35.28	+11.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 BGN2.26	$1.38 R$6.96	+6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 BGN1.99	$1.08 R$5.44	-6.1%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 10.6% less for groceries

	Pleven	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 BGN1.99	$1.69 R$8.53	+47.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 BGN7.97	$5.08 R$25.73	+11.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 BGN10.56	$3.83 R$19.40	-36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.51 BGN6.10	$2.46 R$12.44	-29.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.64 BGN6.33	$2.18 R$11.03	-40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 BGN0.99	$1.09 R$5.53	+91.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 BGN1.58	$0.66 R$3.36	-26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 BGN1.71	$0.63 R$3.17	-36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 BGN1.81	$0.74 R$3.73	-29.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 BGN0.95	$0.56 R$2.83	+2.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 BGN0.84	$0.50 R$2.53	+3.7%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 5.3% less for transportation

	Pleven	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 BGN10.65	$4.94 R$25.01	-19.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.06 BGN69.72	$59.73 R$302.37	+49.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,050.07 BGN52,295.53	$23,669.59 R$120K	-21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.56 BGN14.90	$7.90 R$40.01	-7.7%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 40.1% more for housing

	Pleven	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.69 BGN18.60	$21.90 R$110.86	+104.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$336.39 BGN585.42	$481.30 R$2,436.56	+43.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.73 BGN298.85	$279.01 R$1,412.50	+62.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.43 BGN129.53	$58.38 R$295.53	-21.6%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Pleven	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.86 BGN885.56	$557.40 R$2,821.85	+9.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,295.85 BGN10,956.54	$23,711.01 R$120K	+276.6%
Average			+103.1%

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pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Pleven	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 BGN3.74	$2.39 R$12.09	+11.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.14 BGN3.73	$2.55 R$12.90	+18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.55 BGN6.18	$2.48 R$12.58	-30.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.93 BGN62.52	$29.37 R$148.70	-18.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.59 BGN14.95	$7.27 R$36.79	-15.4%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 20.2% more for clothing

	Pleven	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.22 BGN71.74	$50.34 R$254.82	+22.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.62 BGN49.81	$58.19 R$294.60	+103.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.46 BGN164.38	$101.92 R$515.98	+7.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.51 BGN176.65	$79.07 R$400.27	-22.1%
Average			+20.2%

Pleven vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of clothing

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