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Brazil

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Japan

Hiroshima vs. Porto Alegre Cost of Living Summary

Hiroshima is 18.1% cheaper than Porto Alegre.

Restaurants: pay 27.6% less in Hiroshima
Groceries: pay 37.9% more in Hiroshima
Transportation: pay 16.6% less in Hiroshima
Housing: pay 27.4% less in Hiroshima
Childcare: pay 79.8% less in Hiroshima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.6% more in Hiroshima
Clothing: pay 44.9% less in Hiroshima

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

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Hiroshima vs. Porto Alegre Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.6% less for restaurants

	Porto Alegre	Hiroshima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.96 R$40.32	$6.01 ¥950	-24.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 R$35.28	$5.00 ¥790	-28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 R$6.96	$1.00 ¥157	-27.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 R$5.44	$0.66 ¥105	-38.2%
Average			-27.6%

Porto Alegre vs. Hiroshima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.9% more for groceries

	Porto Alegre	Hiroshima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 R$8.53	$1.54 ¥244	-8.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 R$25.73	$2.53 ¥400	-50.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.83 R$19.40	$5.58 ¥882	+45.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 R$12.44	$2.08 ¥329	-15.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 R$11.03	$2.75 ¥435	+26.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 R$5.53	$1.53 ¥241	+39.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.36	$0.89 ¥141	+34.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 R$3.17	$1.72 ¥271	+174.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 R$3.73	$1.72 ¥272	+133.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.70 ¥110	+24.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.53	$1.61 ¥254	+221.5%
Average			+37.9%

Porto Alegre vs. Hiroshima - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.6% less for transportation

	Porto Alegre	Hiroshima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.94 R$25.01	$4.09 ¥647	-17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.73 R$302.37	$33.53 ¥5,298	-43.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.90 R$40.01	$13.67 ¥2,159	+72.9%
Average			-16.6%

Porto Alegre vs. Hiroshima - Cost of transportation

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pay 27.4% less for housing

	Porto Alegre	Hiroshima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.90 R$110.86	$30.62 ¥4,838	+39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.30 R$2,436.56	$243.57 ¥38,488	-49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.01 R$1,412.50	$189.80 ¥29,991	-32.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.38 R$295.53	$106.02 ¥16,753	+81.6%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 79.8% less for childcare

	Porto Alegre	Hiroshima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$557.40 R$2,821.85	$158.16 ¥24,992	-71.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,711.01 R$120K	$3,416.34 ¥540K	-85.6%
Average			-79.8%

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pay 43.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Porto Alegre	Hiroshima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$2.69 ¥425	+12.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 R$12.90	$2.77 ¥437	+8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.48 R$12.58	$3.92 ¥620	+57.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.37 R$148.70	$53.56 ¥8,464	+82.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 R$36.79	$12.02 ¥1,899	+65.4%
Average			+43.6%

Porto Alegre vs. Hiroshima - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 44.9% less for clothing

	Porto Alegre	Hiroshima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.34 R$254.82	$28.47 ¥4,499	-43.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.19 R$294.60	$25.10 ¥3,965	-56.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.92 R$515.98	$48.29 ¥7,631	-52.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.07 R$400.27	$63.05 ¥9,964	-20.3%
Average			-44.9%

Porto Alegre vs. Hiroshima - Cost of clothing

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