Cost of living comparison

Canada

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Brazil

Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Vancouver Cost of Living Summary

Sao Bernardo do Campo is 57.8% cheaper than Vancouver.

Restaurants: pay 45.0% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Groceries: pay 47.5% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Transportation: pay 23.7% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Housing: pay 76.6% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Childcare: pay 68.3% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.8% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo
Clothing: pay 5.6% less in Sao Bernardo do Campo

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Sao Bernardo do Campo.

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Sao Bernardo do Campo vs. Vancouver Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Bernardo do Campo instead of Vancouver, you would:

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pay 45.0% less for restaurants

	Vancouver	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.53 CA$25.01	$7.02 R$35.03	-59.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.52 CA$15.01	$9.03 R$45.03	-14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.11 CA$3.01	$1.32 R$6.56	-37.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 CA$2.33	$0.70 R$3.47	-57.4%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 47.5% less for groceries

	Vancouver	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.55 CA$3.64	$1.98 R$9.88	-22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.94 CA$8.48	$5.42 R$27.04	-8.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.30 CA$11.84	$3.80 R$18.93	-54.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.05 CA$5.77	$1.97 R$9.81	-51.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.04 CA$8.62	$2.09 R$10.44	-65.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.84 CA$2.62	$1.07 R$5.33	-41.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CA$0.88	$0.76 R$3.81	+23.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.75 CA$2.49	$0.64 R$3.18	-63.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 CA$2.61	$0.62 R$3.12	-65.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 CA$1.73	$0.59 R$2.93	-51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.29 CA$1.84	$0.46 R$2.27	-64.7%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 23.7% less for transportation

	Vancouver	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.30 CA$7.56	$4.43 R$22.07	-16.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$82.13 CA$117.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$39,598.93	$23,856.25 R$119K	-14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.46 CA$22.05	$6.02 R$30.02	-61.1%
Average			-23.7%

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pay 76.6% less for housing

	Vancouver	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.61 CA$73.63	$21.07 R$105.08	-59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,758.64 CA$2,508.61	$341.12 R$1,701.25	-80.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,510.76 CA$2,155.03	$250.82 R$1,250.92	-83.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.39 CA$89.00	$50.65 R$252.59	-18.8%
Average			-76.6%

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pay 68.3% less for childcare

	Vancouver	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,089.37 CA$1,553.94	$334.43 R$1,667.89	-69.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,096.19 CA$28,666.21	$6,581.59 R$32,824.02	-67.2%
Average			-68.3%

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pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Vancouver	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 CA$8.00	$2.41 R$12.01	-57.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 CA$5.63	$1.81 R$9.01	-54.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.43 CA$22.01	$2.26 R$11.26	-85.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.29 CA$61.75	$24.53 R$122.34	-43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.39 CA$17.67	$7.22 R$36.03	-41.7%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 5.6% less for clothing

	Vancouver	Sao Bernardo do Campo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.28 CA$81.70	$39.13 R$195.14	-31.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.87 CA$46.89	$48.83 R$243.51	+48.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.98 CA$134.06	$90.34 R$450.53	-3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.44 CA$134.71	$76.92 R$383.61	-18.6%
Average			-5.6%

Vancouver vs. Sao Bernardo do Campo - Cost of clothing

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