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Tainan vs. Sao Bernardo do Campo Cost of Living Summary

Tainan is 11.3% more expensive than Sao Bernardo do Campo.

Restaurants: pay 42.3% less in Tainan
Groceries: pay 96.9% more in Tainan
Transportation: pay 14.1% more in Tainan
Housing: pay 10.5% less in Tainan
Childcare: pay 3.8% more in Tainan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.8% more in Tainan
Clothing: pay 14.2% more in Tainan

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

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Tainan vs. Sao Bernardo do Campo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.3% less for restaurants

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Tainan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.02 R$35.55	$3.77 NT$122.24	-46.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.03 R$45.71	$4.71 NT$152.81	-47.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 R$6.66	$0.92 NT$29.80	-30.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 R$3.52	$0.65 NT$21.18	-6.2%
Average			-42.3%

Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Tainan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 96.9% more for groceries

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Tainan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 R$10.03	$1.76 NT$57.28	-10.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.42 R$27.45	$9.85 NT$319.53	+81.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 R$19.22	$11.54 NT$374.58	+204.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 R$9.96	$2.72 NT$88.34	+38.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 R$10.60	$4.45 NT$144.40	+112.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 R$5.41	$2.23 NT$72.36	+108.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 R$3.87	$1.29 NT$41.72	+68.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 R$3.23	$1.38 NT$44.91	+117.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 R$3.16	$2.02 NT$65.53	+223.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 R$2.98	$1.25 NT$40.46	+112.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 R$2.30	$1.04 NT$33.78	+128.7%
Average			+96.9%

Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Tainan - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.1% more for transportation

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Tainan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 R$22.40	$3.93 NT$127.46	-11.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.74 NT$1,095.10
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,856.25 R$121K	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+40.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 R$30.47	$8.87 NT$287.78	+47.3%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 10.5% less for housing

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Tainan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.07 R$106.66	$21.44 NT$695.94	+1.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$341.12 R$1,726.91	$298.20 NT$9,677.67	-12.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$250.82 R$1,269.79	$196.18 NT$6,366.89	-21.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.65 R$256.41	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	+30.8%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 3.8% more for childcare

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Tainan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$334.43 R$1,693.05	$431.61 NT$14,007.15	+29.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,581.59 R$33,319.29	$5,493.16 NT$178K	-16.5%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 53.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Tainan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.41 R$12.19	$2.83 NT$91.68	+17.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 R$9.14	$3.24 NT$105.27	+79.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 R$11.43	$3.92 NT$127.34	+73.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.53 R$124.19	$44.98 NT$1,459.80	+83.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.22 R$36.57	$9.73 NT$315.80	+34.7%
Average			+53.8%

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pay 14.2% more for clothing

	Sao Bernardo do Campo	Tainan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.13 R$198.09	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	+61.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.83 R$247.19	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	-18.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.34 R$457.32	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	-5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.92 R$389.40	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	+36.6%
Average			+14.2%

Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Tainan - Cost of clothing

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