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Lappeenranta vs. Porto Alegre Cost of Living Summary

Lappeenranta is 49.3% more expensive than Porto Alegre.

Restaurants: pay 71.2% more in Lappeenranta
Groceries: pay 37.7% more in Lappeenranta
Transportation: pay 39.1% more in Lappeenranta
Housing: pay 71.1% more in Lappeenranta
Childcare: pay 40.7% less in Lappeenranta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Lappeenranta
Clothing: pay 12.4% more in Lappeenranta

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

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Lappeenranta vs. Porto Alegre Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.2% more for restaurants

	Porto Alegre	Lappeenranta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.96 R$40.32	$14.00 €12.46	+75.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 R$35.28	$11.38 €10.13	+63.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 R$6.96	$2.69 €2.39	+95.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 R$5.44	$1.69 €1.51	+57.4%
Average			+71.2%

Porto Alegre vs. Lappeenranta - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.7% more for groceries

	Porto Alegre	Lappeenranta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 R$8.53	$2.43 €2.16	+43.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 R$25.73	$4.06 €3.61	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.83 R$19.40	$4.67 €4.16	+21.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 R$12.44	$3.21 €2.86	+30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 R$11.03	$6.34 €5.65	+191.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 R$5.53	$1.06 €0.94	-3.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.36	$0.94 €0.84	+41.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 R$3.17	$1.01 €0.90	+61.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 R$3.73	$1.76 €1.57	+139.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.49 €0.44	-11.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.53	$0.68 €0.60	+35.9%
Average			+37.7%

Porto Alegre vs. Lappeenranta - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.1% more for transportation

	Porto Alegre	Lappeenranta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.94 R$25.01	$8.20 €7.30	+66.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.73 R$302.37	$64.94 €57.80	+8.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$29,633.80 €26,375.15	+25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.90 R$40.01	$15.03 €13.37	+90.1%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 71.1% more for housing

	Porto Alegre	Lappeenranta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.90 R$110.86	$22.39 €19.93	+2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.30 R$2,436.56	$787.55 €700.95	+63.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.01 R$1,412.50	$599.06 €533.18	+114.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.38 R$295.53	$72.78 €64.78	+24.7%
Average			+71.1%

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pay 40.7% less for childcare

	Porto Alegre	Lappeenranta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$557.40 R$2,821.85	$330.32 €294.00	-40.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,711.01 R$120K	??
Average			-40.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Porto Alegre	Lappeenranta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$7.71 €6.86	+222.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 R$12.90	$3.51 €3.12	+37.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.48 R$12.58	$10.86 €9.67	+337.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.37 R$148.70	$47.74 €42.49	+62.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 R$36.79	$17.92 €15.95	+146.5%
Average			+121.0%

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

	Porto Alegre	Lappeenranta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.34 R$254.82	$55.93 €49.78	+11.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.19 R$294.60	$48.73 €43.37	-16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.92 R$515.98	$89.58 €79.73	-12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.07 R$400.27	$154.23 €137.27	+95.1%
Average			+12.4%

Porto Alegre vs. Lappeenranta - Cost of clothing

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