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Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Sao Jose dos Campos is 46.6% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 63.0% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Groceries: pay 42.1% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Transportation: pay 50.9% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Housing: pay 73.3% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Childcare: pay 12.0% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.7% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Clothing: pay 24.2% less in Sao Jose dos Campos

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Sao Jose dos Campos.

Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Jose dos Campos instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 63.0% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Sao Jose dos Campos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.59	$4.35 R$26.92	-72.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.79 €11.43	$6.10 R$37.69	-48.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 €2.80	$1.24 R$7.65	-57.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 €2.75	$0.75 R$4.63	-73.6%
Average			-63.0%

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pay 42.1% less for groceries

	Berlin	Sao Jose dos Campos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 €1.90	$1.24 R$7.65	-36.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.66 €6.46	$4.00 R$24.72	-40.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.57 €4.43	$3.71 R$22.94	-18.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 €3.18	$1.99 R$12.29	-39.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41 €5.24	$1.49 R$9.23	-72.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 €1.30	$0.81 R$5.01	-39.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.81	$0.67 R$4.17	-18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.97	$0.46 R$2.87	-53.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 €1.79	$0.66 R$4.09	-64.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.80	$0.54 R$3.35	-34.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.77	$0.44 R$2.73	-44.6%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 50.9% less for transportation

	Berlin	Sao Jose dos Campos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.19 €6.97	$3.49 R$21.58	-51.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.52 €50.93	$24.82 R$153.45	-52.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,799.21 €30,838.59	$21,772.83 R$134,604.02	-31.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.37 €28.48	$9.37 R$57.93	-68.1%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 73.3% less for housing

	Berlin	Sao Jose dos Campos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.99 €43.63	$19.08 R$117.96	-57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,278.77 €1,240.14	$338.41 R$2,092.13	-73.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$938.86 €910.50	$249.66 R$1,543.46	-73.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.55 €255.59	$29.69 R$183.54	-88.7%
Average			-73.3%

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pay 12.0% less for childcare

	Berlin	Sao Jose dos Campos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.98 €297.71	$316.02 R$1,953.68	+2.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,639.17 €9,347.98	$7,054.40 R$43,611.70	-26.8%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Sao Jose dos Campos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.29 €4.16	$1.74 R$10.77	-59.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.98 €3.86	$1.60 R$9.86	-59.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.11 €8.83	$2.09 R$12.92	-77.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.89 €36.74	$20.66 R$127.74	-45.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.66 €13.25	$5.23 R$32.30	-61.8%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 24.2% less for clothing

	Berlin	Sao Jose dos Campos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.49 €82.91	$58.03 R$358.76	-32.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.99 €39.75	$45.00 R$278.18	+9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.49 €92.61	$75.09 R$464.25	-21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.30 €134.12	$64.70 R$399.97	-53.2%
Average			-24.2%

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