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Kavala vs. Porto Alegre Cost of Living Summary

Kavala is 22.4% more expensive than Porto Alegre.

Restaurants: pay 63.9% more in Kavala
Groceries: pay 28.5% more in Kavala
Transportation: pay 32.3% more in Kavala
Housing: pay 9.4% more in Kavala
Childcare: pay 42.9% less in Kavala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.6% more in Kavala
Clothing: pay 18.4% more in Kavala

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, and housing in Kavala are more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Kavala.

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Kavala vs. Porto Alegre Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.9% more for restaurants

	Porto Alegre	Kavala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.96 R$39.72	$16.80 €14.99	+110.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 R$34.75	$11.20 €9.99	+60.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 R$6.86	$1.88 €1.67	+36.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 R$5.36	$0.73 €0.65	-32.3%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 28.5% more for groceries

	Porto Alegre	Kavala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 R$8.41	$1.31 €1.17	-22.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 R$25.35	$7.09 €6.32	+39.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.83 R$19.11	$5.58 €4.98	+45.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 R$12.25	$4.03 €3.60	+64.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 R$10.87	$3.63 €3.24	+66.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 R$5.45	$1.16 €1.04	+6.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.31	$0.99 €0.88	+49.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 R$3.13	$0.96 €0.86	+53.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 R$3.68	$1.22 €1.09	+65.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.79	$0.57 €0.51	+2.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.49	$0.44 €0.40	-11.1%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 32.3% more for transportation

	Porto Alegre	Kavala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.94 R$24.64	$8.07 €7.20	+63.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.73 R$297.87	$61.59 €54.97	+3.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$118K	$27,970.99 €24,967.41	+18.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.90 R$39.42	$13.16 €11.74	+66.5%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 9.4% more for housing

	Porto Alegre	Kavala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.90 R$109.21	$30.47 €27.20	+39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.30 R$2,400.34	$405.90 €362.32	-15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.01 R$1,391.51	$279.93 €249.87	+0.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.38 R$291.13	$148.42 €132.48	+154.2%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 42.9% less for childcare

	Porto Alegre	Kavala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$557.40 R$2,779.91	$476.59 €425.41	-14.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,711.01 R$118K	$9,030.67 €8,060.94	-61.9%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 76.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Porto Alegre	Kavala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$11.91	$5.60 €5.00	+134.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 R$12.71	$3.64 €3.25	+42.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.48 R$12.39	$5.37 €4.80	+116.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.37 R$146.49	$55.99 €49.97	+90.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 R$36.24	$10.36 €9.25	+42.5%
Average			+76.6%

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pay 18.4% more for clothing

	Porto Alegre	Kavala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.34 R$251.03	$96.78 €86.39	+92.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.19 R$290.22	$45.46 €40.58	-21.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.92 R$508.31	$97.98 €87.46	-3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.07 R$394.32	$107.49 €95.95	+36.0%
Average			+18.4%

Porto Alegre vs. Kavala - Cost of clothing

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