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Switzerland

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Brazil

Porto Alegre vs. Vevey Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 64.3% cheaper than Vevey.

Restaurants: pay 69.7% less in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 53.4% less in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 52.1% less in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 73.8% less in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 61.3% less in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.3% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 43.4% less in Porto Alegre

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

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Porto Alegre vs. Vevey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.7% less for restaurants

	Vevey	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.00 CHF24.78	$7.96 R$40.32	-73.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.00 CHF14.87	$6.97 R$35.28	-61.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.04 CHF4.16	$1.38 R$6.96	-72.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.20 CHF3.47	$1.08 R$5.44	-74.4%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 53.4% less for groceries

	Vevey	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 CHF2.43	$1.69 R$8.53	-42.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.19 CHF10.06	$5.08 R$25.73	-58.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.18 CHF6.75	$3.83 R$19.40	-53.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.12 CHF5.88	$2.46 R$12.44	-65.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$13.20 CHF10.90	$2.18 R$11.03	-83.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 CHF1.33	$1.09 R$5.53	-32.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 CHF0.78	$0.66 R$3.36	-29.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 CHF0.93	$0.63 R$3.17	-44.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.09 CHF1.73	$0.74 R$3.73	-64.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 CHF0.68	$0.56 R$2.83	-31.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 CHF0.75	$0.50 R$2.53	-44.9%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 52.1% less for transportation

	Vevey	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.82 CHF7.29	$4.94 R$25.01	-44.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$59.73 R$302.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,598.89 CHF35,183.79	$23,669.59 R$120K	-44.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$44.28 CHF36.57	$7.90 R$40.01	-82.1%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 73.8% less for housing

	Vevey	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.60 CHF45.09	$21.90 R$110.86	-59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,475.96 CHF1,219.04	$481.30 R$2,436.56	-67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,439.96 CHF1,189.31	$279.01 R$1,412.50	-80.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$207.74 CHF171.58	$58.38 R$295.53	-71.9%
Average			-73.8%

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pay 61.3% less for childcare

	Vevey	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,902.06 CHF2,396.90	$557.40 R$2,821.85	-80.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,462.54 CHF25,159.99	$23,711.01 R$120K	-22.2%
Average			-61.3%

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pay 68.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Vevey	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.00 CHF7.43	$2.39 R$12.09	-73.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.09 CHF5.03	$2.55 R$12.90	-58.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.80 CHF8.92	$2.48 R$12.58	-77.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.00 CHF69.38	$29.37 R$148.70	-65.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$24.00 CHF19.82	$7.27 R$36.79	-69.7%
Average			-68.3%

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pay 43.4% less for clothing

	Vevey	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$139.98 CHF115.62	$50.34 R$254.82	-64.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.81 CHF50.22	$58.19 R$294.60	-4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.68 CHF114.54	$101.92 R$515.98	-26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.99 CHF161.05	$79.07 R$400.27	-59.5%
Average			-43.4%

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