Cost of living comparison

Brazil

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Russia

Rostov-na-donu vs. Porto Alegre Cost of Living Summary

Rostov-na-donu is 5.5% cheaper than Porto Alegre.

Restaurants: pay 5.1% less in Rostov-na-donu
Groceries: pay 21.5% less in Rostov-na-donu
Transportation: pay 40.5% less in Rostov-na-donu
Housing: pay 36.9% more in Rostov-na-donu
Childcare: pay 37.0% less in Rostov-na-donu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.0% less in Rostov-na-donu
Clothing: pay 1.9% more in Rostov-na-donu

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

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Rostov-na-donu vs. Porto Alegre Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rostov-na-donu instead of Porto Alegre, you would:

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pay 5.1% less for restaurants

	Porto Alegre	Rostov-na-donu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.96 R$39.72	$10.53 RUB896.56	+32.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 R$34.75	$5.67 RUB483.15	-18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 R$6.86	$1.07 RUB90.90	-22.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 R$5.36	$0.48 RUB40.84	-55.4%
Average			-5.1%

Porto Alegre vs. Rostov-na-donu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.5% less for groceries

	Porto Alegre	Rostov-na-donu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 R$8.41	$0.73 RUB62.26	-56.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 R$25.35	$4.63 RUB394.49	-8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.83 R$19.11	$4.07 RUB346.93	+6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 R$12.25	$1.35 RUB115.06	-45.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 R$10.87	$2.30 RUB195.81	+5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 R$5.45	$0.65 RUB55.13	-40.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.31	$0.82 RUB69.81	+23.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 R$3.13	$0.62 RUB52.98	-0.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 R$3.68	$0.99 RUB84.57	+34.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.79	$0.31 RUB26.04	-45.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.49	$0.27 RUB22.82	-46.4%
Average			-21.5%

Porto Alegre vs. Rostov-na-donu - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.5% less for transportation

	Porto Alegre	Rostov-na-donu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.94 R$24.64	$3.09 RUB262.80	-37.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.73 R$297.87	$14.04 RUB1,195.42	-76.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$118K	$28,659.61 RUB2M	+21.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.90 R$39.42	$4.77 RUB406.44	-39.6%
Average			-40.5%

Porto Alegre vs. Rostov-na-donu - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.9% more for housing

	Porto Alegre	Rostov-na-donu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.90 R$109.21	$8.58 RUB730.53	-60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.30 R$2,400.34	$623.88 RUB53,129.59	+29.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.01 R$1,391.51	$448.42 RUB38,186.89	+60.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.38 R$291.13	$91.39 RUB7,782.79	+56.6%
Average			+36.9%

Porto Alegre vs. Rostov-na-donu - Cost of housing

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pay 37.0% less for childcare

	Porto Alegre	Rostov-na-donu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$557.40 R$2,779.91	$350.93 RUB29,885.39	-37.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,711.01 R$118K	??
Average			-37.0%

Porto Alegre vs. Rostov-na-donu - Cost of childcare

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pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Porto Alegre	Rostov-na-donu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$11.91	$1.17 RUB99.62	-51.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 R$12.71	$2.85 RUB242.64	+11.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.48 R$12.39	$2.69 RUB229.12	+8.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.37 R$146.49	$33.14 RUB2,822.51	+12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 R$36.24	$5.26 RUB448.28	-27.6%
Average			-15.0%

Porto Alegre vs. Rostov-na-donu - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.9% more for clothing

	Porto Alegre	Rostov-na-donu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.34 R$251.03	$54.59 RUB4,648.84	+8.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.19 R$290.22	$43.87 RUB3,735.67	-24.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.92 R$508.31	$105.28 RUB8,965.62	+3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.07 R$394.32	$100.89 RUB8,592.05	+27.6%
Average			+1.9%

Porto Alegre vs. Rostov-na-donu - Cost of clothing

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