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Poznan vs. Porto Alegre Cost of Living Summary

Poznan is 30.1% more expensive than Porto Alegre.

Restaurants: pay 37.1% more in Poznan
Groceries: pay 3.4% less in Poznan
Transportation: pay 2.0% more in Poznan
Housing: pay 100.0% more in Poznan
Childcare: pay 47.6% less in Poznan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.4% more in Poznan
Clothing: pay 3.8% more in Poznan

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

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Poznan vs. Porto Alegre Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.1% more for restaurants

	Porto Alegre	Poznan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.96 R$39.72	$11.51 PLN45.07	+44.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 R$34.75	$8.95 PLN35.05	+28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 R$6.86	$1.71 PLN6.70	+24.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 R$5.36	$1.61 PLN6.30	+49.5%
Average			+37.1%

Porto Alegre vs. Poznan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.4% less for groceries

	Porto Alegre	Poznan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 R$8.41	$1.23 PLN4.83	-26.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 R$25.35	$4.42 PLN17.30	-13.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.83 R$19.11	$3.51 PLN13.76	-8.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 R$12.25	$3.58 PLN14.02	+45.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 R$10.87	$2.73 PLN10.70	+25.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 R$5.45	$0.60 PLN2.36	-44.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.31	$0.74 PLN2.91	+12.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 R$3.13	$0.76 PLN2.99	+21.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 R$3.68	$1.12 PLN4.38	+51.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.79	$0.34 PLN1.33	-39.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.49	$0.47 PLN1.82	-6.9%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 2.0% more for transportation

	Porto Alegre	Poznan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.94 R$24.64	$6.23 PLN24.40	+26.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.73 R$297.87	$30.68 PLN120.18	-48.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$118K	$30,576.90 PLN120K	+29.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.90 R$39.42	$10.48 PLN41.06	+32.6%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 100.0% more for housing

	Porto Alegre	Poznan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.90 R$109.21	$18.79 PLN73.60	-14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.30 R$2,400.34	$783.66 PLN3,069.62	+62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.01 R$1,391.51	$595.74 PLN2,333.51	+113.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.38 R$291.13	$224.92 PLN881.00	+285.3%
Average			+100.0%

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pay 47.6% less for childcare

	Porto Alegre	Poznan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$557.40 R$2,779.91	$482.60 PLN1,890.35	-13.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,711.01 R$118K	$7,517.02 PLN29,444.34	-68.3%
Average			-47.6%

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pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Porto Alegre	Poznan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$11.91	$3.07 PLN12.02	+28.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 R$12.71	$3.44 PLN13.47	+35.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.48 R$12.39	$5.62 PLN22.03	+126.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.37 R$146.49	$39.68 PLN155.43	+35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 R$36.24	$7.67 PLN30.05	+5.6%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 3.8% more for clothing

	Porto Alegre	Poznan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.34 R$251.03	$78.28 PLN306.63	+55.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.19 R$290.22	$37.41 PLN146.53	-35.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.92 R$508.31	$86.41 PLN338.45	-15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.07 R$394.32	$108.40 PLN424.59	+37.1%
Average			+3.8%

Porto Alegre vs. Poznan - Cost of clothing

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