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China

Guangzhou vs. Porto Alegre Cost of Living Summary

Guangzhou is 9.1% cheaper than Porto Alegre.

Restaurants: pay 52.4% less in Guangzhou
Groceries: pay 5.4% more in Guangzhou
Transportation: pay 28.8% less in Guangzhou
Housing: pay 1.1% less in Guangzhou
Childcare: pay 66.1% more in Guangzhou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% more in Guangzhou
Clothing: pay 16.2% less in Guangzhou

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

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Guangzhou vs. Porto Alegre Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.4% less for restaurants

	Porto Alegre	Guangzhou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.96 R$40.32	$2.98 CN¥19.96	-62.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 R$35.28	$5.22 CN¥34.93	-25.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 R$6.96	$0.56 CN¥3.76	-59.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 R$5.44	$0.36 CN¥2.38	-66.9%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 5.4% more for groceries

	Porto Alegre	Guangzhou
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 R$8.53	$1.86 CN¥12.46	+10.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 R$25.73	$8.28 CN¥55.41	+62.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.83 R$19.40	$7.03 CN¥47.02	+83.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 R$12.44	$1.54 CN¥10.32	-37.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 R$11.03	$2.31 CN¥15.49	+6.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 R$5.53	$1.02 CN¥6.81	-6.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.36	$0.57 CN¥3.83	-14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 R$3.17	$0.68 CN¥4.56	+8.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 R$3.73	$0.79 CN¥5.29	+7.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.44 CN¥2.97	-20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.53	$0.54 CN¥3.63	+8.5%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 28.8% less for transportation

	Porto Alegre	Guangzhou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.94 R$25.01	$5.08 CN¥33.96	+2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.73 R$302.37	$22.37 CN¥149.69	-62.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.90 R$40.01	$5.13 CN¥34.33	-35.1%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 1.1% less for housing

	Porto Alegre	Guangzhou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.90 R$110.86	$14.60 CN¥97.66	-33.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.30 R$2,436.56	$538.60 CN¥3,603.68	+11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.01 R$1,412.50	$277.42 CN¥1,856.17	-0.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.38 R$295.53	$46.59 CN¥311.75	-20.2%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 66.1% more for childcare

	Porto Alegre	Guangzhou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$557.40 R$2,821.85	$1,497.11 CN¥10,016.84	+168.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,711.01 R$120K	$24,341.50 CN¥163K	+2.7%
Average			+66.1%

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pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Porto Alegre	Guangzhou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$1.19 CN¥7.98	-50.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 R$12.90	$2.99 CN¥20.02	+17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.48 R$12.58	$3.80 CN¥25.45	+53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.37 R$148.70	$69.27 CN¥463.49	+135.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 R$36.79	$6.56 CN¥43.91	-9.7%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 16.2% less for clothing

	Porto Alegre	Guangzhou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.34 R$254.82	$49.22 CN¥329.32	-2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.19 R$294.60	$41.10 CN¥274.99	-29.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.92 R$515.98	$82.39 CN¥551.28	-19.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.07 R$400.27	$69.90 CN¥467.66	-11.6%
Average			-16.2%

Porto Alegre vs. Guangzhou - Cost of clothing

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