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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Burgos Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 8.1% more expensive than Burgos.

Restaurants: pay 8.9% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 4.1% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 4.1% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 12.2% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 0.1% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.5% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 6.1% more in Vila Nova De Gaia

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

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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Burgos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.9% less for restaurants

	Burgos	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.95	$13.44 €11.96	-25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.08 €8.97	$11.20 €9.97	+11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 €1.87	$2.02 €1.79	-4.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 €1.33	$1.55 €1.38	+4.1%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 4.1% more for groceries

	Burgos	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 €1.02	$1.65 €1.47	+44.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.08 €8.97	$5.90 €5.25	-41.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 €4.01	$4.24 €3.77	-5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 €2.22	$3.68 €3.28	+47.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 €3.28	$3.44 €3.06	-6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$1.06 €0.95	+4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.67	$0.74 €0.66	-1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$0.88 €0.78	+15.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 €1.08	$1.14 €1.02	-6.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 €0.57	$0.79 €0.70	+24.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.92 €0.81	+1.2%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 4.1% more for transportation

	Burgos	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.62 €5.89	$8.26 €7.35	+24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$38.07 €33.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,315.82 €32,322.39	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	-7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.15 €12.60	$11.09 €9.87	-21.7%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 12.2% more for housing

	Burgos	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.27 €31.39	$36.50 €32.49	+3.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$802.48 €714.23	$895.79 €797.28	+11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$643.85 €573.05	$718.50 €639.49	+11.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.82 €93.29	$124.10 €110.45	+18.4%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 0.1% more for childcare

	Burgos	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$447.89 €398.64	$575.48 €512.20	+28.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,784.69 €12,268.87	$10,749.46 €9,567.41	-22.0%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Burgos	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$2.24 €1.99	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 €1.62	$1.97 €1.75	+8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.84 €6.98	$6.61 €5.88	-15.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.23 €26.91	$115.33 €102.65	+281.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.60 €4.98	$8.40 €7.47	+50.0%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 6.1% more for clothing

	Burgos	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.78 €89.69	$103.58 €92.19	+2.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.19 €28.65	$33.26 €29.61	+3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.18 €59.80	$92.20 €82.06	+37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.37 €119.59	$116.91 €104.05	-13.0%
Average			+6.1%

Burgos vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of clothing

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