Cost of living comparison

Brazil

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Japan

Kobe vs. Sao Bernardo do Campo Cost of Living Summary

Kobe is 44.7% more expensive than Sao Bernardo do Campo.

Restaurants: pay 18.8% less in Kobe
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Kobe
Transportation: pay 10.8% more in Kobe
Housing: pay 94.2% more in Kobe
Childcare: pay 5.1% less in Kobe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.1% more in Kobe
Clothing: pay 26.7% less in Kobe

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

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Kobe vs. Sao Bernardo do Campo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.8% less for restaurants

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Kobe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.02 R$35.55	$7.59 ¥1,200	+8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.03 R$45.71	$4.87 ¥770	-46.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 R$6.66	$1.17 ¥184	-11.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 R$3.52	$0.60 ¥95	-13.6%
Average			-18.8%

Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Kobe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Kobe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 R$10.03	$1.29 ¥204	-34.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.42 R$27.45	$6.33 ¥1,000	+16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 R$19.22	$5.78 ¥913	+52.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 R$9.96	$2.05 ¥325	+4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 R$10.60	$3.16 ¥499	+50.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 R$5.41	$3.53 ¥558	+230.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 R$3.87	$1.36 ¥215	+78.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 R$3.23	$2.28 ¥360	+257.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 R$3.16	$3.54 ¥559	+466.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 R$2.98	$1.72 ¥272	+192.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 R$2.30	$1.58 ¥249	+246.8%
Average			+101.4%

Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Kobe - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Kobe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 R$22.40	$4.10 ¥648	-7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$63.27 ¥9,997
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,856.25 R$121K	$20,061.49 ¥3M	-15.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 R$30.47	$28.47 ¥4,499	+372.9%
Average			+10.8%

Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Kobe - Cost of transportation

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pay 94.2% more for housing

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Kobe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.07 R$106.66	$31.16 ¥4,923	+47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$341.12 R$1,726.91	$687.49 ¥109K	+101.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$250.82 R$1,269.79	$463.95 ¥73,311	+85.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.65 R$256.41	$111.27 ¥17,583	+119.7%
Average			+94.2%

Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Kobe - Cost of housing

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pay 5.1% less for childcare

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Kobe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$334.43 R$1,693.05	$322.65 ¥50,984	-3.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,581.59 R$33,319.29	$6,149.41 ¥972K	-6.6%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Kobe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.41 R$12.19	$2.06 ¥326	-14.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 R$9.14	$2.34 ¥370	+29.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 R$11.43	$3.48 ¥550	+54.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.53 R$124.19	$46.39 ¥7,331	+89.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.22 R$36.57	$11.39 ¥1,799	+57.6%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 26.7% less for clothing

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Kobe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.13 R$198.09	$50.30 ¥7,948	+28.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.83 R$247.19	$25.31 ¥3,999	-48.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.34 R$457.32	$45.97 ¥7,264	-49.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.92 R$389.40	$65.37 ¥10,330	-15.0%
Average			-26.7%

Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Kobe - Cost of clothing

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