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Nagoya vs. Almada Cost of Living Summary

Nagoya is 7.3% cheaper than Almada.

Restaurants
pay 44.2% less in Nagoya
Groceries
pay 54.9% more in Nagoya
Transportation
pay 17.3% more in Nagoya
Housing
pay 36.1% less in Nagoya
Childcare
pay 14.1% less in Nagoya
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.9% more in Nagoya
Clothing
pay 36.9% less in Nagoya

The cost of groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Nagoya are more expensive than in Almada. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, and childcare are lower in Nagoya.

Nagoya vs. Almada Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nagoya instead of Almada, you would:

pay 44.2% less for restaurants

 
Almada
Nagoya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.35
€14.30
$6.68
¥1,086
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.51
€9.19
$5.35
¥868
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.72
€1.50
$1.14
¥185

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pay 54.9% more for groceries

 
Almada
Nagoya
Bread
1 loaf
$1.24
€1.08
$1.46
¥237
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.23
€5.45
$4.86
¥789
Milk (1 gallon) $4.03
€3.53
$6.11
¥993

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pay 17.3% more for transportation

 
Almada
Nagoya
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.59
€6.63
$4.43
¥720
Monthly public transit pass $46.72
€40.85
$53.46
¥8,684
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,039.69
€30,637.13
$22,332.63
¥4M

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pay 36.1% less for housing

 
Almada
Nagoya
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$43.22
€37.79
$32.74
¥5,319
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,203.03
€1,051.87
$573.57
¥93,175
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,036.59
€906.35
$395.38
¥64,227

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pay 14.1% less for childcare

 
Almada
Nagoya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $628.37
€549.41
$461.83
¥75,023
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,095.90
€9,701.76
$10,914.61
¥2M

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pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Almada
Nagoya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.34
€2.04
$2.00
¥326
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.29
€2.00
$2.79
¥454
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.66
€5.82
$3.34
¥543

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pay 36.9% less for clothing

 
Almada
Nagoya
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$111.27
€97.29
$44.33
¥7,201
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.18
€36.88
$30.91
¥5,021
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$87.60
€76.59
$50.12
¥8,141

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