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Romania

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Portugal

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Bacau Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 71.4% more expensive than Bacau.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 59.5% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 29.2% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 46.6% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.0% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 28.9% more in Vila Nova De Gaia

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and clothing in Vila Nova De Gaia are more expensive than in Bacau. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Vila Nova De Gaia.

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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Bacau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vila Nova De Gaia instead of Bacau, you would:

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pay 11.8% more for restaurants

	Bacau	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.12 RON66.78	$13.44 €11.96	-4.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 RON34.63	$11.20 €9.97	+53.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97 RON9.30	$2.02 €1.79	+2.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 RON8.74	$1.55 €1.38	-15.9%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 59.5% more for groceries

	Bacau	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 RON3.22	$1.65 €1.47	+143.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 RON18.14	$5.90 €5.25	+53.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 RON21.53	$4.24 €3.77	-6.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.43 RON16.21	$3.68 €3.28	+7.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 RON11.52	$3.44 €3.06	+41.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.39	$1.06 €0.95	+110.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 RON3.14	$0.74 €0.66	+11.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.29	$0.88 €0.78	+26.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 RON3.81	$1.14 €1.02	+41.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 RON1.50	$0.79 €0.70	+150.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RON1.42	$0.92 €0.81	+204.8%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 29.2% more for transportation

	Bacau	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.68 RON31.60	$8.26 €7.35	+23.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.28 RON138.51	$38.07 €33.88	+30.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	+17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.69 RON26.91	$11.09 €9.87	+94.9%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Bacau	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$4.71 RON22.26	$36.50 €32.49	+675.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.41 RON1,932.04	$895.79 €797.28	+119.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$238.18 RON1,126.72	$718.50 €639.49	+201.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.96 RON378.27	$124.10 €110.45	+55.2%
Average			+152.0%

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pay 46.6% more for childcare

	Bacau	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$585.58 RON2,770.14	$575.48 €512.20	-1.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,914.67 RON23,249.35	$10,749.46 €9,567.41	+118.7%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bacau	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 RON11.87	$2.24 €1.99	-10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 RON9.40	$1.97 €1.75	-0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.33 RON25.23	$6.61 €5.88	+23.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.79 RON122.02	$115.33 €102.65	+347.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.27 RON29.68	$8.40 €7.47	+33.9%
Average			+56.0%

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pay 28.9% more for clothing

	Bacau	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.65 RON395.73	$103.58 €92.19	+23.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.79 RON150.38	$33.26 €29.61	+4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.65 RON286.91	$92.20 €82.06	+52.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.44 RON394.74	$116.91 €104.05	+40.1%
Average			+28.9%

Bacau vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of clothing

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