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Punta del Este vs. Sao Paulo Cost of Living Summary

Punta del Este is 38.3% more expensive than Sao Paulo.

Restaurants: pay 57.9% more in Punta del Este
Groceries: pay 36.6% more in Punta del Este
Transportation: pay 17.9% more in Punta del Este
Housing: pay 68.5% more in Punta del Este
Childcare: pay 38.1% less in Punta del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.9% more in Punta del Este
Clothing: pay 7.8% more in Punta del Este

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Punta del Este are more expensive than in Sao Paulo.

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Punta del Este vs. Sao Paulo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta del Este instead of Sao Paulo, you would:

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pay 57.9% more for restaurants

	Sao Paulo	Punta del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 R$45.35	$13.09 UYU527.73	+46.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 R$45.35	$13.71 UYU552.87	+53.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 R$7.09	$2.33 UYU93.89	+66.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 R$4.39	$2.05 UYU82.66	+136.5%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 36.6% more for groceries

	Sao Paulo	Punta del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 R$9.39	$2.74 UYU110.47	+47.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.20 R$31.41	$6.07 UYU244.65	-2.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 R$23.41	$4.37 UYU176.30	-5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 R$14.18	$4.29 UYU173.02	+53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 R$12.10	$5.29 UYU213.26	+121.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 R$6.36	$1.28 UYU51.67	+2.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 R$4.17	$1.27 UYU51.03	+53.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.63	$0.80 UYU32.15	+11.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 R$4.43	$1.44 UYU58.00	+64.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 R$3.27	$0.92 UYU37.22	+43.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 R$2.90	$0.93 UYU37.50	+62.1%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 17.9% more for transportation

	Sao Paulo	Punta del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 R$24.84	$8.25 UYU332.50	+68.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.37 R$244.87	$49.87 UYU2,010.42	+3.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,890.58 R$121K	$26,990.00 UYU1M	+13.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.76 R$49.39	$5.27 UYU212.50	-46.0%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 68.5% more for housing

	Sao Paulo	Punta del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.16 R$112.18	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	+101.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.54 R$3,323.73	$1,099.34 UYU44,319.76	+67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$419.66 R$2,124.51	$818.34 UYU32,991.18	+95.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.32 R$406.60	$87.95 UYU3,545.58	+9.5%
Average			+68.5%

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pay 38.1% less for childcare

	Sao Paulo	Punta del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.90 R$2,687.69	$498.68 UYU20,104.18	-6.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,300.72 R$82,522.42	$6,649.05 UYU268K	-59.2%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Paulo	Punta del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.99 R$15.12	$2.99 UYU120.63	+0.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 R$12.94	$4.59 UYU184.84	+79.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 R$15.12	$5.49 UYU221.15	+83.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 R$181.58	$56.54 UYU2,279.54	+57.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.95 R$50.39	$12.22 UYU492.55	+22.7%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 7.8% more for clothing

	Sao Paulo	Punta del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.57 R$331.96	$89.81 UYU3,620.53	+37.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.53 R$311.49	$37.40 UYU1,507.81	-39.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.31 R$502.77	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.35 R$462.44	$118.09 UYU4,760.83	+29.3%
Average			+7.8%

Sao Paulo vs. Punta del Este - Cost of clothing

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