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Brazil

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Slovenia

Ljubljana vs. Sao Paulo Cost of Living Summary

Ljubljana is 48.6% more expensive than Sao Paulo.

Restaurants: pay 63.3% more in Ljubljana
Groceries: pay 24.6% more in Ljubljana
Transportation: pay 18.5% more in Ljubljana
Housing: pay 99.1% more in Ljubljana
Childcare: pay 2.5% more in Ljubljana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.2% more in Ljubljana
Clothing: pay 21.1% more in Ljubljana

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

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Ljubljana vs. Sao Paulo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.3% more for restaurants

	Sao Paulo	Ljubljana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 R$45.35	$15.68 €13.95	+75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 R$45.35	$11.20 €9.97	+25.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 R$7.09	$3.13 €2.78	+123.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 R$4.39	$1.93 €1.72	+123.1%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 24.6% more for groceries

	Sao Paulo	Ljubljana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 R$9.39	$2.23 €1.99	+20.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.20 R$31.41	$7.39 €6.58	+19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 R$23.41	$5.07 €4.51	+9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 R$14.18	$4.00 €3.56	+42.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 R$12.10	$4.53 €4.03	+89.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 R$6.36	$1.02 €0.90	-19.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 R$4.17	$0.77 €0.69	-5.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.63	$1.04 €0.93	+45.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 R$4.43	$1.60 €1.42	+82.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 R$3.27	$0.67 €0.60	+4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 R$2.90	$0.72 €0.64	+25.8%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 18.5% more for transportation

	Sao Paulo	Ljubljana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 R$24.84	$6.98 €6.21	+42.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.37 R$244.87	$41.43 €36.87	-14.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,890.58 R$121K	$29,278.85 €26,059.23	+22.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.76 R$49.39	$12.40 €11.03	+27.1%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 99.1% more for housing

	Sao Paulo	Ljubljana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.16 R$112.18	$41.59 €37.01	+87.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.54 R$3,323.73	$1,099.38 €978.48	+67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$419.66 R$2,124.51	$890.88 €792.91	+112.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.32 R$406.60	$217.88 €193.92	+171.3%
Average			+99.1%

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pay 2.5% more for childcare

	Sao Paulo	Ljubljana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.90 R$2,687.69	$653.09 €581.27	+23.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,300.72 R$82,522.42	$13,934.49 €12,402.20	-14.5%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Paulo	Ljubljana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.99 R$15.12	$3.92 €3.49	+31.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 R$12.94	$2.92 €2.60	+14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 R$15.12	$6.16 €5.48	+106.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 R$181.58	$53.95 €48.02	+50.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.95 R$50.39	$10.64 €9.47	+6.9%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 21.1% more for clothing

	Sao Paulo	Ljubljana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.57 R$331.96	$114.84 €102.21	+75.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.53 R$311.49	$43.67 €38.87	-29.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.31 R$502.77	$108.95 €96.97	+9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.35 R$462.44	$143.98 €128.15	+57.6%
Average			+21.1%

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