Cost of living comparison

Brazil

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Sweden

Vasteras vs. Porto Alegre Cost of Living Summary

Vasteras is 53.5% more expensive than Porto Alegre.

Restaurants: pay 65.2% more in Vasteras
Groceries: pay 71.1% more in Vasteras
Transportation: pay 41.5% more in Vasteras
Housing: pay 89.7% more in Vasteras
Childcare: pay 76.2% less in Vasteras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.0% more in Vasteras
Clothing: pay 20.3% more in Vasteras

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

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Vasteras vs. Porto Alegre Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.2% more for restaurants

	Porto Alegre	Vasteras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.96 R$40.32	$14.00 SEK138.74	+75.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 R$35.28	$10.00 SEK99.10	+43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 R$6.96	$2.30 SEK22.79	+67.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 R$5.44	$2.18 SEK21.64	+103.0%
Average			+65.2%

Porto Alegre vs. Vasteras - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.1% more for groceries

	Porto Alegre	Vasteras
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 R$8.53	$2.97 SEK29.40	+75.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 R$25.73	$6.02 SEK59.71	+18.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.83 R$19.40	$5.38 SEK53.34	+40.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 R$12.44	$3.99 SEK39.53	+62.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 R$11.03	$5.76 SEK57.09	+164.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 R$5.53	$1.42 SEK14.08	+30.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.36	$1.12 SEK11.13	+68.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 R$3.17	$1.66 SEK16.48	+165.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 R$3.73	$1.98 SEK19.67	+169.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.66 SEK6.52	+17.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.53	$0.79 SEK7.86	+58.7%
Average			+71.1%

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pay 41.5% more for transportation

	Porto Alegre	Vasteras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.94 R$25.01	$6.48 SEK64.22	+31.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.73 R$302.37	$71.23 SEK706.08	+19.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$32,980.57 SEK327K	+39.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.90 R$40.01	$23.49 SEK232.88	+197.2%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 89.7% more for housing

	Porto Alegre	Vasteras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.90 R$110.86	$42.96 SEK425.88	+96.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.30 R$2,436.56	$741.62 SEK7,351.47	+54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.01 R$1,412.50	$597.23 SEK5,920.15	+114.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.38 R$295.53	$138.03 SEK1,368.27	+136.5%
Average			+89.7%

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pay 76.2% less for childcare

	Porto Alegre	Vasteras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$557.40 R$2,821.85	$150.29 SEK1,489.78	-73.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,711.01 R$120K	$4,998.57 SEK49,549.33	-78.9%
Average			-76.2%

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pay 96.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Porto Alegre	Vasteras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$7.00 SEK69.37	+192.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 R$12.90	$4.33 SEK42.94	+70.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.48 R$12.58	$7.10 SEK70.36	+185.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.37 R$148.70	$34.74 SEK344.37	+18.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 R$36.79	$16.50 SEK163.51	+127.0%
Average			+96.0%

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pay 20.3% more for clothing

	Porto Alegre	Vasteras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.34 R$254.82	$103.30 SEK1,024.02	+105.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.19 R$294.60	$39.99 SEK396.39	-31.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.92 R$515.98	$87.47 SEK867.11	-14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.07 R$400.27	$136.63 SEK1,354.35	+72.8%
Average			+20.3%

Porto Alegre vs. Vasteras - Cost of clothing

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