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Vila Nova de Famalicao vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova de Famalicao is 31.3% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 26.0% less in Vila Nova de Famalicao
Groceries: pay 28.2% less in Vila Nova de Famalicao
Transportation: pay 0.8% more in Vila Nova de Famalicao
Housing: pay 41.1% less in Vila Nova de Famalicao
Childcare: pay 51.0% less in Vila Nova de Famalicao
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.0% less in Vila Nova de Famalicao
Clothing: pay 19.4% less in Vila Nova de Famalicao

Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Vila Nova de Famalicao.

Vila Nova de Famalicao vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vila Nova de Famalicao instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 26.0% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Vila Nova de Famalicao
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$22.97	$11.68 €9.88	-28.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$13.78	$9.34 €7.91	-4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.64	$1.96 €1.66	-24.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.14	$1.20 €1.01	-46.5%
Average			-26.0%

Canberra vs. Vila Nova de Famalicao - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.2% less for groceries

	Canberra	Vila Nova de Famalicao
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$3.80	$1.61 €1.36	-40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.01	$5.20 €4.40	+4.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$7.72	$4.01 €3.39	-27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.06	$2.99 €2.53	-30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$5.86	$3.47 €2.94	-16.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.08	$1.06 €0.89	-28.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$1.89	$0.66 €0.56	-51.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$1.88	$0.83 €0.70	-37.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.61	$1.28 €1.09	-30.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.42	$0.69 €0.58	-32.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.46	$0.85 €0.72	-18.5%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 0.8% more for transportation

	Canberra	Vila Nova de Famalicao
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.20	$7.46 €6.32	+69.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$172.71	$35.04 €29.65	-71.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$40,810.98	$36,205.86 €30,636.20	+24.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$26.60	$15.28 €12.93	-19.2%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 41.1% less for housing

	Canberra	Vila Nova de Famalicao
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$73.04	$37.96 €32.12	-27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,184.44	$700.76 €592.96	-54.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,630.68	$583.97 €494.13	-49.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$223.48	$107.05 €90.58	-32.7%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 51.0% less for childcare

	Canberra	Vila Nova de Famalicao
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,465.15	$350.38 €296.48	-80.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$18,722.91	$10,407.43 €8,806.43	-21.9%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 54.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Vila Nova de Famalicao
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.19	$2.34 €1.98	-64.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$4.79	$1.91 €1.62	-43.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$43.64	$6.77 €5.73	-78.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$82.49	$29.20 €24.71	-50.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$18.37	$8.73 €7.39	-33.2%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 19.4% less for clothing

	Canberra	Vila Nova de Famalicao
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$97.52	$81.76 €69.18	+17.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$81.15	$35.04 €29.65	-39.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$132.18	$93.43 €79.06	-0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$166.39	$52.56 €44.47	-55.6%
Average			-19.4%

Canberra vs. Vila Nova de Famalicao - Cost of clothing

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