Cost of living comparison

Brazil

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Slovakia

Zilina vs. Porto Alegre Cost of Living Summary

Zilina is 20.8% more expensive than Porto Alegre.

Restaurants: pay 21.9% more in Zilina
Groceries: pay 29.6% more in Zilina
Transportation: pay 7.5% less in Zilina
Housing: pay 58.9% more in Zilina
Childcare: pay 54.5% less in Zilina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% more in Zilina
Clothing: pay 12.6% less in Zilina

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

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Zilina vs. Porto Alegre Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.9% more for restaurants

	Porto Alegre	Zilina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.96 R$40.32	$10.08 €8.97	+26.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 R$35.28	$7.84 €6.98	+12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 R$6.96	$1.72 €1.53	+25.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 R$5.44	$1.43 €1.27	+32.8%
Average			+21.9%

Porto Alegre vs. Zilina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.6% more for groceries

	Porto Alegre	Zilina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 R$8.53	$1.38 €1.23	-18.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 R$25.73	$6.29 €5.60	+23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.83 R$19.40	$4.04 €3.59	+5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 R$12.44	$3.76 €3.35	+53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 R$11.03	$3.24 €2.88	+48.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 R$5.53	$0.77 €0.69	-29.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.36	$0.94 €0.84	+42.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 R$3.17	$1.07 €0.95	+70.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 R$3.73	$2.03 €1.81	+175.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.61 €0.54	+8.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.53	$0.70 €0.62	+40.1%
Average			+29.6%

Porto Alegre vs. Zilina - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.5% less for transportation

	Porto Alegre	Zilina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.94 R$25.01	$6.74 €6.00	+36.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.73 R$302.37	$22.39 €19.93	-62.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$26,078.64 €23,210.93	+10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.90 R$40.01	$10.64 €9.47	+34.6%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 58.9% more for housing

	Porto Alegre	Zilina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.90 R$110.86	$20.21 €17.99	-7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.30 R$2,436.56	$582.26 €518.23	+21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.01 R$1,412.50	$488.95 €435.18	+75.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.38 R$295.53	$176.96 €157.50	+203.1%
Average			+58.9%

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pay 54.5% less for childcare

	Porto Alegre	Zilina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$557.40 R$2,821.85	$407.02 €362.27	-27.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,711.01 R$120K	$6,718.41 €5,979.63	-71.7%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Porto Alegre	Zilina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$2.24 €1.99	-6.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 R$12.90	$2.48 €2.21	-2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.48 R$12.58	$6.27 €5.58	+152.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.37 R$148.70	$36.39 €32.39	+23.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 R$36.79	$9.52 €8.47	+31.0%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 12.6% less for clothing

	Porto Alegre	Zilina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.34 R$254.82	$64.38 €57.30	+27.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.19 R$294.60	$27.99 €24.92	-51.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.92 R$515.98	$81.97 €72.96	-19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.07 R$400.27	$93.17 €82.93	+17.8%
Average			-12.6%

Porto Alegre vs. Zilina - Cost of clothing

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