Cost of living comparison

Austria

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Brazil

Porto Alegre vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 48.9% cheaper than Vienna.

Restaurants: pay 55.3% less in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 42.4% less in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 26.9% less in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 66.2% less in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 15.9% more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.4% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 11.9% less in Porto Alegre

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

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Porto Alegre vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.3% less for restaurants

	Vienna	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €16.07	$7.96 R$43.83	-55.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.05	$6.97 R$38.35	-48.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.81 €3.42	$1.38 R$7.57	-63.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.19 €2.86	$1.08 R$5.92	-66.3%
Average			-55.3%

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pay 42.4% less for groceries

	Vienna	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.99	$1.69 R$9.28	-24.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.80 €6.10	$5.08 R$27.98	-25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 €5.31	$3.83 R$21.09	-35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €4.15	$2.46 R$13.52	-46.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.29 €5.64	$2.18 R$11.99	-65.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.19	$1.09 R$6.01	-17.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.92	$0.66 R$3.66	-34.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.42	$0.63 R$3.45	-60.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 €1.65	$0.74 R$4.06	-59.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.78	$0.56 R$3.07	-35.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.72	$0.50 R$2.75	-37.8%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 26.9% less for transportation

	Vienna	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.63 €6.85	$4.94 R$27.19	-35.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.11 €51.23	$59.73 R$328.73	+4.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,661.80 €26,611.08	$23,669.59 R$130K	-20.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.39 €20.09	$7.90 R$43.50	-64.7%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 66.2% less for housing

	Vienna	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.45 €28.21	$21.90 R$120.52	-30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,271.42 €1,140.65	$481.30 R$2,649.03	-62.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$899.29 €806.80	$279.01 R$1,535.67	-69.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$235.43 €211.22	$58.38 R$321.30	-75.2%
Average			-66.2%

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pay 15.9% more for childcare

	Vienna	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.58 €318.11	$557.40 R$3,067.92	+57.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,740.53 €24,887.42	$23,711.01 R$131K	-14.5%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Vienna	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.93 €5.32	$2.39 R$13.15	-59.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12 €4.59	$2.55 R$14.03	-50.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.45 €6.68	$2.48 R$13.68	-66.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.51 €33.65	$29.37 R$161.67	-21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.28 €12.81	$7.27 R$40.00	-49.1%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 11.9% less for clothing

	Vienna	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.06 €78.10	$50.34 R$277.04	-42.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.42 €33.57	$58.19 R$320.29	+55.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.63 €81.31	$101.92 R$560.97	+12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.59 €118.95	$79.07 R$435.18	-40.4%
Average			-11.9%

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