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Brazil

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Bekasi vs. Sao Bernardo do Campo Cost of Living Summary

Bekasi is 29.2% cheaper than Sao Bernardo do Campo.

Restaurants: pay 63.3% less in Bekasi
Groceries: pay 0.8% more in Bekasi
Transportation: pay 22.1% less in Bekasi
Housing: pay 37.9% less in Bekasi
Childcare: pay 30.8% less in Bekasi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.7% less in Bekasi
Clothing: pay 0.8% more in Bekasi

The cost of groceries and clothing in Bekasi are more expensive than in Sao Bernardo do Campo. Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Bekasi.

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Bekasi vs. Sao Bernardo do Campo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bekasi instead of Sao Bernardo do Campo, you would:

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pay 63.3% less for restaurants

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Bekasi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.02 R$35.55	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	-62.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.03 R$45.71	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	-62.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 R$6.66	$0.45 IDR8,070.24	-66.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 R$3.52	$0.23 IDR4,214.46	-66.4%
Average			-63.3%

Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Bekasi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.8% more for groceries

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Bekasi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 R$10.03	$1.10 IDR19,932.16	-44.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.42 R$27.45	$4.70 IDR84,905.69	-13.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 R$19.22	$4.25 IDR76,748.79	+12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 R$9.96	$1.62 IDR29,319.19	-17.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 R$10.60	$1.31 IDR23,641.41	-37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 R$5.41	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	+19.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 R$3.87	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	-19.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 R$3.23	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	+83.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 R$3.16	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	-0.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 R$2.98	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	+6.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 R$2.30	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	+111.6%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 22.1% less for transportation

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Bekasi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 R$22.40	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	-28.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.18 IDR202K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,856.25 R$121K	$21,289.83 IDR384M	-10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 R$30.47	$4.16 IDR75,154.14	-30.8%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 37.9% less for housing

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Bekasi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.07 R$106.66	$19.17 IDR346K	-9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$341.12 R$1,726.91	$204.89 IDR4M	-39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$250.82 R$1,269.79	$130.38 IDR2M	-48.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.65 R$256.41	$48.70 IDR879K	-3.8%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 30.8% less for childcare

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Bekasi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$334.43 R$1,693.05	$128.52 IDR2M	-61.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,581.59 R$33,319.29	$8,208.60 IDR148M	+24.7%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Bekasi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.41 R$12.19	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	+4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 R$9.14	$1.52 IDR27,363.17	-16.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 R$11.43	$2.68 IDR48,421.46	+18.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.53 R$124.19	$15.83 IDR286K	-35.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.22 R$36.57	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	-53.6%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Bekasi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.13 R$198.09	$58.46 IDR1M	+49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.83 R$247.19	$32.13 IDR580K	-34.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.34 R$457.32	$76.82 IDR1M	-15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.92 R$389.40	$94.99 IDR2M	+23.5%
Average			+0.8%

Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Bekasi - Cost of clothing

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