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Porto Alegre vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 62.2% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 49.4% less in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 50.0% less in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 32.7% less in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 79.8% less in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 54.0% less in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.5% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 26.6% less in Porto Alegre

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Porto Alegre.

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Porto Alegre vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Porto Alegre instead of Sydney, you would:

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pay 49.4% less for restaurants

	Sydney	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.04	$7.96 R$40.32	-54.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$17.03	$6.97 R$35.28	-41.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.04	$1.38 R$6.96	-51.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.19	$1.08 R$5.44	-51.5%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 50.0% less for groceries

	Sydney	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.09	$1.69 R$8.53	-40.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.54	$5.08 R$25.73	-14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.24	$3.83 R$19.40	-40.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$7.99	$2.46 R$12.44	-55.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.24	$2.18 R$11.03	-49.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.60	$1.09 R$5.53	-39.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.09	$0.66 R$3.36	-54.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.24	$0.63 R$3.17	-59.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.85	$0.74 R$3.73	-62.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.12	$0.56 R$2.83	-62.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.54	$0.50 R$2.53	-53.3%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 32.7% less for transportation

	Sydney	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.77	$4.94 R$25.01	-8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$217.75	$59.73 R$302.37	-60.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	$23,669.59 R$120K	-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.36	$7.90 R$40.01	-51.3%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 79.8% less for housing

	Sydney	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$80.87	$21.90 R$110.86	-61.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	$481.30 R$2,436.56	-80.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	$279.01 R$1,412.50	-84.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$242.35	$58.38 R$295.53	-65.3%
Average			-79.8%

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pay 54.0% less for childcare

	Sydney	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	$557.40 R$2,821.85	-74.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	$23,711.01 R$120K	-16.6%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 65.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$11.02	$2.39 R$12.09	-68.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.72	$2.55 R$12.90	-35.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$2.48 R$12.58	-94.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$108.30	$29.37 R$148.70	-61.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$25.04	$7.27 R$36.79	-58.3%
Average			-65.5%

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pay 26.6% less for clothing

	Sydney	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$113.19	$50.34 R$254.82	-36.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$100.16	$58.19 R$294.60	-16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$160.26	$101.92 R$515.98	-8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$191.68	$79.07 R$400.27	-40.7%
Average			-26.6%

Sydney vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of clothing

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