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Malaysia

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Brazil

Porto Alegre vs. Shah Alam Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 24.4% more expensive than Shah Alam.

Restaurants: pay 99.3% more in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 17.1% less in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 45.3% more in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 20.7% more in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 22.3% more in Porto Alegre

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and housing in Porto Alegre are more expensive than in Shah Alam. Expenses including entertainment and sports and groceries are lower in Porto Alegre. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Porto Alegre.

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Porto Alegre vs. Shah Alam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Porto Alegre instead of Shah Alam, you would:

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pay 99.3% more for restaurants

	Shah Alam	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 MYR14.99	$7.96 R$40.32	+117.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.16 MYR16.99	$6.97 R$35.28	+67.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 MYR3.03	$1.38 R$6.96	+85.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 MYR1.63	$1.08 R$5.44	+169.0%
Average			+99.3%

Shah Alam vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.1% less for groceries

	Shah Alam	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 MYR4.35	$1.69 R$8.53	+58.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MYR27.84	$5.08 R$25.73	-25.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 MYR28.37	$3.83 R$19.40	-44.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 MYR8.94	$2.46 R$12.44	+12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 MYR8.15	$2.18 R$11.03	+9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 MYR6.46	$1.09 R$5.53	-30.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.08	$0.66 R$3.36	-11.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR4.99	$0.63 R$3.17	-48.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$0.74 R$3.73	-8.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 MYR2.27	$0.56 R$2.83	+0.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 MYR3.70	$0.50 R$2.53	-44.8%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 45.3% more for transportation

	Shah Alam	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 MYR13.01	$4.94 R$25.01	+55.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.91 MYR64.95	$59.73 R$302.37	+275.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$23,669.59 R$120K	-43.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.36 MYR17.79	$7.90 R$40.01	+81.5%
Average			+45.3%

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pay 20.7% more for housing

	Shah Alam	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.91 MYR118.04	$21.90 R$110.86	-24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.14 MYR1,388.84	$481.30 R$2,436.56	+41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$312.00 MYR1,273.94	$279.01 R$1,412.50	-10.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.39 MYR115.93	$58.38 R$295.53	+105.6%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Shah Alam	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$195.76 MYR799.33	$557.40 R$2,821.85	+184.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,567.77 MYR18,651.14	$23,711.01 R$120K	+419.1%
Average			+284.5%

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pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Shah Alam	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.43 MYR13.99	$2.39 R$12.09	-30.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.95 MYR12.04	$2.55 R$12.90	-13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.26 MYR17.39	$2.48 R$12.58	-41.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.76 MYR162.36	$29.37 R$148.70	-26.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 MYR26.48	$7.27 R$36.79	+12.1%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 22.3% more for clothing

	Shah Alam	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.26 MYR233.81	$50.34 R$254.82	-12.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.76 MYR162.36	$58.19 R$294.60	+46.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.51 MYR271.57	$101.92 R$515.98	+53.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.71 MYR284.65	$79.07 R$400.27	+13.4%
Average			+22.3%

Shah Alam vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of clothing

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