Cost of living comparison

Switzerland

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Brazil

Sao Paulo vs. Zurich Cost of Living Summary

Sao Paulo is 65.0% cheaper than Zurich.

Restaurants: pay 75.8% less in Sao Paulo
Groceries: pay 52.1% less in Sao Paulo
Transportation: pay 57.7% less in Sao Paulo
Housing: pay 74.7% less in Sao Paulo
Childcare: pay 75.5% less in Sao Paulo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.9% less in Sao Paulo
Clothing: pay 48.4% less in Sao Paulo

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

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Sao Paulo vs. Zurich Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Paulo instead of Zurich, you would:

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pay 75.8% less for restaurants

	Zurich	Sao Paulo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.30 CHF25.29	$7.83 R$40.13	-75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.28 CHF17.20	$7.45 R$38.22	-65.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$6.01 CHF4.86	$1.22 R$6.26	-79.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$5.24 CHF4.23	$0.87 R$4.46	-83.4%
Average			-75.8%

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pay 52.1% less for groceries

	Zurich	Sao Paulo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.30 CHF2.66	$1.91 R$9.79	-42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.81 CHF11.97	$5.88 R$30.12	-60.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.35 CHF6.75	$3.98 R$20.39	-52.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.29 CHF5.89	$2.66 R$13.65	-63.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$14.64 CHF11.83	$2.09 R$10.70	-85.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87 CHF1.51	$1.28 R$6.59	-31.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 CHF1.08	$0.85 R$4.38	-36.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.46 CHF1.18	$0.74 R$3.81	-49.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 CHF1.99	$0.88 R$4.53	-64.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 CHF0.99	$0.66 R$3.40	-45.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 CHF0.84	$0.59 R$3.02	-43.1%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 57.7% less for transportation

	Zurich	Sao Paulo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.63 CHF6.98	$4.28 R$21.97	-50.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$108.91 CHF88.00	$46.58 R$238.85	-57.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,061.59 CHF33,176.70	$22,360.53 R$115K	-45.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$33.55 CHF27.11	$7.45 R$38.22	-77.8%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 74.7% less for housing

	Zurich	Sao Paulo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.74 CHF48.27	$20.82 R$106.74	-65.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,666.50 CHF2,154.46	$671.45 R$3,442.67	-74.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,285.53 CHF1,846.65	$417.23 R$2,139.20	-81.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.77 CHF162.22	$46.29 R$237.34	-76.9%
Average			-74.7%

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pay 75.5% less for childcare

	Zurich	Sao Paulo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,558.15 CHF2,874.89	$484.48 R$2,484.02	-86.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$44,295.61 CHF35,789.70	$15,731.99 R$80,661.04	-64.5%
Average			-75.5%

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pay 70.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Zurich	Sao Paulo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.02 CHF8.09	$2.24 R$11.46	-77.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.91 CHF5.58	$2.13 R$10.90	-69.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.27 CHF9.10	$2.63 R$13.49	-76.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.77 CHF71.73	$31.73 R$162.67	-64.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$25.04 CHF20.23	$8.39 R$42.99	-66.5%
Average			-70.9%

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pay 48.4% less for clothing

	Zurich	Sao Paulo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$137.88 CHF111.40	$54.85 R$281.25	-60.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.35 CHF47.95	$45.57 R$233.63	-23.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$159.90 CHF129.19	$87.31 R$447.64	-45.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$210.59 CHF170.15	$74.26 R$380.73	-64.7%
Average			-48.4%

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