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Poland

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Brazil

Porto Alegre vs. Poznan Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 23.1% cheaper than Poznan.

Restaurants: pay 27.0% less in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 3.5% more in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 1.9% less in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 50.0% less in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 90.9% more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.5% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in Porto Alegre

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

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Porto Alegre vs. Poznan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.0% less for restaurants

	Poznan	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.07	$7.96 R$39.72	-30.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 PLN35.05	$6.97 R$34.75	-22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 PLN6.70	$1.38 R$6.86	-19.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 PLN6.30	$1.08 R$5.36	-33.1%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 3.5% more for groceries

	Poznan	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 PLN4.83	$1.69 R$8.41	+36.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.42 PLN17.30	$5.08 R$25.35	+15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.51 PLN13.76	$3.83 R$19.11	+9.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 PLN14.02	$2.46 R$12.25	-31.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.73 PLN10.70	$2.18 R$10.87	-20.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.60 PLN2.36	$1.09 R$5.45	+81.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 PLN2.91	$0.66 R$3.31	-10.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 PLN2.99	$0.63 R$3.13	-17.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 PLN4.38	$0.74 R$3.68	-34.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 PLN1.33	$0.56 R$2.79	+64.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.82	$0.50 R$2.49	+7.4%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 1.9% less for transportation

	Poznan	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.23 PLN24.40	$4.94 R$24.64	-20.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.68 PLN120.18	$59.73 R$297.87	+94.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,576.90 PLN120K	$23,669.59 R$118K	-22.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.48 PLN41.06	$7.90 R$39.42	-24.6%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 50.0% less for housing

	Poznan	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.79 PLN73.60	$21.90 R$109.21	+16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$783.66 PLN3,069.62	$481.30 R$2,400.34	-38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$595.74 PLN2,333.51	$279.01 R$1,391.51	-53.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.92 PLN881.00	$58.38 R$291.13	-74.0%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 90.9% more for childcare

	Poznan	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.60 PLN1,890.35	$557.40 R$2,779.91	+15.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,517.02 PLN29,444.34	$23,711.01 R$118K	+215.4%
Average			+90.9%

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pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Poznan	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.07 PLN12.02	$2.39 R$11.91	-22.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.44 PLN13.47	$2.55 R$12.71	-25.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.62 PLN22.03	$2.48 R$12.39	-55.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.68 PLN155.43	$29.37 R$146.49	-26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 PLN30.05	$7.27 R$36.24	-5.3%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Poznan	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.28 PLN306.63	$50.34 R$251.03	-35.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.41 PLN146.53	$58.19 R$290.22	+55.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.41 PLN338.45	$101.92 R$508.31	+18.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.40 PLN424.59	$79.07 R$394.32	-27.1%
Average			-3.7%

Poznan vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of clothing

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