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Brazil

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Romania

Bucharest vs. Sao Paulo Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 33.5% more expensive than Sao Paulo.

Restaurants: pay 79.4% more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 5.4% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 2.4% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 39.1% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 15.0% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.4% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 25.5% more in Bucharest

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, childcare, and groceries in Bucharest are more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

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Bucharest vs. Sao Paulo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Sao Paulo, you would:

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pay 79.4% more for restaurants

	Sao Paulo	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.83 R$40.13	$13.80 RON63.10	+76.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 R$38.22	$8.05 RON36.81	+8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 R$6.26	$2.27 RON10.40	+86.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 R$4.46	$2.15 RON9.81	+146.8%
Average			+79.4%

Sao Paulo vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.4% more for groceries

	Sao Paulo	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.91 R$9.79	$1.44 RON6.60	-24.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.88 R$30.12	$4.98 RON22.79	-15.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 R$20.39	$6.67 RON30.49	+67.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 R$13.65	$3.62 RON16.55	+35.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 R$10.70	$3.38 RON15.46	+62.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 R$6.59	$0.64 RON2.94	-50.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 R$4.38	$0.79 RON3.60	-8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 R$3.81	$0.80 RON3.67	+7.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 R$4.53	$1.18 RON5.42	+34.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.40	$0.46 RON2.13	-29.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 R$3.02	$0.47 RON2.15	-20.1%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 2.4% more for transportation

	Sao Paulo	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 R$21.97	$6.36 RON29.07	+48.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.58 R$238.85	$23.00 RON105.16	-50.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,360.53 R$115K	$28,745.54 RON131K	+28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.45 R$38.22	$6.21 RON28.39	-16.7%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 39.1% more for housing

	Sao Paulo	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.82 R$106.74	$11.39 RON52.08	-45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.45 R$3,442.67	$647.24 RON2,959.85	-3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$417.23 R$2,139.20	$432.85 RON1,979.44	+3.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.29 R$237.34	$139.60 RON638.38	+201.6%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 15.0% more for childcare

	Sao Paulo	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$484.48 R$2,484.02	$664.86 RON3,040.42	+37.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,731.99 R$80,661.04	$14,582.52 RON66,685.86	-7.3%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 67.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Paulo	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 R$11.46	$3.45 RON15.77	+54.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 R$10.90	$3.28 RON15.01	+54.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.63 R$13.49	$6.67 RON30.50	+153.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.73 R$162.67	$52.49 RON240.05	+65.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.39 R$42.99	$9.20 RON42.07	+9.7%
Average			+67.4%

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pay 25.5% more for clothing

	Sao Paulo	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.85 R$281.25	$80.54 RON368.31	+46.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 R$233.63	$45.47 RON207.95	-0.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.31 R$447.64	$93.98 RON429.76	+7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.26 R$380.73	$109.75 RON501.89	+47.8%
Average			+25.5%

Sao Paulo vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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