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Izmir vs. Porto Alegre Cost of Living Summary

Izmir is 9.5% more expensive than Porto Alegre.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% more in Izmir
Groceries: pay 19.8% less in Izmir
Transportation: pay 15.5% more in Izmir
Housing: pay 29.0% more in Izmir
Childcare: pay 13.2% less in Izmir
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.1% more in Izmir
Clothing: pay 14.1% less in Izmir

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

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Izmir vs. Porto Alegre Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.4% more for restaurants

	Porto Alegre	Izmir
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.96 R$40.32	$10.16 TRY503.16	+27.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 R$35.28	$8.64 TRY427.69	+24.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 R$6.96	$1.48 TRY73.51	+7.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 R$5.44	$0.60 TRY29.87	-43.9%
Average			+14.4%

Porto Alegre vs. Izmir - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.8% less for groceries

	Porto Alegre	Izmir
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 R$8.53	$1.04 TRY51.64	-38.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 R$25.73	$4.73 TRY233.97	-7.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.83 R$19.40	$4.24 TRY209.81	+10.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 R$12.44	$2.48 TRY122.91	+1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 R$11.03	$2.28 TRY112.88	+4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 R$5.53	$0.91 TRY45.28	-16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.36	$0.97 TRY48.19	+46.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 R$3.17	$0.48 TRY23.58	-24.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 R$3.73	$0.64 TRY31.89	-12.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.26 TRY12.86	-53.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.53	$0.17 TRY8.63	-65.1%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 15.5% more for transportation

	Porto Alegre	Izmir
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.94 R$25.01	$5.23 TRY259.19	+6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.73 R$302.37	$43.19 TRY2,138.43	-27.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$41,095.22 TRY2M	+73.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.90 R$40.01	$11.67 TRY577.94	+47.7%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 29.0% more for housing

	Porto Alegre	Izmir
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.90 R$110.86	$15.94 TRY789.12	-27.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.30 R$2,436.56	$601.01 TRY29,758.34	+24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.01 R$1,412.50	$422.90 TRY20,939.21	+51.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.38 R$295.53	$64.55 TRY3,196.29	+10.6%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 13.2% less for childcare

	Porto Alegre	Izmir
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$557.40 R$2,821.85	$689.32 TRY34,131.05	+23.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,711.01 R$120K	$14,450.48 TRY715K	-39.1%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Porto Alegre	Izmir
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$3.46 TRY171.07	+44.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 R$12.90	$3.66 TRY181.10	+43.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.48 R$12.58	$2.24 TRY110.70	-10.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.37 R$148.70	$64.08 TRY3,172.79	+118.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 R$36.79	$8.13 TRY402.53	+11.9%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

	Porto Alegre	Izmir
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.34 R$254.82	$45.96 TRY2,275.83	-8.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.19 R$294.60	$37.03 TRY1,833.74	-36.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.92 R$515.98	$92.27 TRY4,568.63	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.07 R$400.27	$81.97 TRY4,058.83	+3.7%
Average			-14.1%

Porto Alegre vs. Izmir - Cost of clothing

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