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China

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Portugal

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 72.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 45.5% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 71.9% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 91.4% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 33.8% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.2% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 7.1% more in Vila Nova De Gaia

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

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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥30.00	$13.44 €11.94	+200.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥35.00	$11.20 €9.95	+114.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 CN¥3.50	$2.02 €1.79	+286.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 CN¥1.83	$1.55 €1.38	+470.4%
Average			+267.8%

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pay 45.5% more for groceries

	Beijing	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CN¥11.58	$1.65 €1.47	-4.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.22 CN¥48.38	$5.90 €5.24	-18.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.41 CN¥42.97	$4.24 €3.77	-33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 CN¥13.56	$3.68 €3.27	+82.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 CN¥9.83	$3.44 €3.05	+134.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.26	$1.06 €0.95	+14.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 CN¥5.29	$0.74 €0.66	-6.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.22	$0.88 €0.78	-5.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥4.76	$1.14 €1.01	+60.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.15	$0.79 €0.70	+146.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 CN¥2.66	$0.92 €0.81	+130.6%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 71.9% more for transportation

	Beijing	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.27	$8.26 €7.33	+66.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.30 CN¥230.01	$38.07 €33.82	+11.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$33,640.22 €29,883.81	+73.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.68 CN¥31.40	$11.09 €9.85	+136.7%
Average			+71.9%

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pay 91.4% more for housing

	Beijing	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.27 CN¥95.67	$36.50 €32.43	+155.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.67 CN¥6,280.28	$895.79 €795.76	-4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.98 CN¥3,560.16	$718.50 €638.27	+35.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.49 CN¥298.28	$124.10 €110.24	+178.9%
Average			+91.4%

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pay 33.8% less for childcare

	Beijing	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$653.29 CN¥4,380.22	$575.48 €511.22	-11.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,281.96 CN¥163K	$10,749.46 €9,549.13	-55.7%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 57.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥8.00	$2.24 €1.99	+87.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥24.14	$1.97 €1.75	-45.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 CN¥29.00	$6.61 €5.87	+52.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.45 CN¥277.90	$115.33 €102.45	+178.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 CN¥50.00	$8.40 €7.46	+12.6%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 7.1% more for clothing

	Beijing	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.55 CN¥473.02	$103.58 €92.01	+46.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.41 CN¥270.93	$33.26 €29.55	-17.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.99 CN¥583.23	$92.20 €81.91	+6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.40 CN¥840.79	$116.91 €103.85	-6.8%
Average			+7.1%

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