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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Gozo Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 3.6% more expensive than Gozo.

Restaurants: pay 31.3% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 5.7% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 19.9% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 4.0% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 34.5% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 11.5% more in Vila Nova De Gaia

The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, groceries, and housing in Vila Nova De Gaia are more expensive than in Gozo. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Vila Nova De Gaia.

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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Gozo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.3% less for restaurants

	Gozo	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.79 €27.41	$13.44 €11.96	-56.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$11.20 €9.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 €2.12	$2.02 €1.79	-15.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.20	$1.55 €1.38	+15.6%
Average			-31.3%

Gozo vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.7% more for groceries

	Gozo	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 €1.03	$1.65 €1.47	+43.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 €4.61	$5.90 €5.25	+13.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 €4.11	$4.24 €3.77	-8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.79 €2.48	$3.68 €3.28	+32.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 €3.21	$3.44 €3.06	-4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 €1.10	$1.06 €0.95	-13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.95	$0.74 €0.66	-30.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.06	$0.88 €0.78	-26.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 €0.61	$1.14 €1.02	+66.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$0.79 €0.70	-8.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 €0.57	$0.92 €0.81	+44.2%
Average			+5.7%

Gozo vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.9% more for transportation

	Gozo	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.68 €5.06	$8.26 €7.35	+45.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$38.07 €33.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	+20.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.25 €16.24	$11.09 €9.87	-39.3%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 4.0% more for housing

	Gozo	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.39 €26.16	$36.50 €32.49	+24.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.79 €809.74	$895.79 €797.28	-1.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$811.81 €722.54	$718.50 €639.49	-11.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.36 €63.51	$124.10 €110.45	+73.9%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 34.5% more for childcare

	Gozo	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$277.72 €247.18	$575.48 €512.20	+107.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,317.09 €10,962.65	$10,749.46 €9,567.41	-12.7%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Gozo	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$2.24 €1.99	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 €2.54	$1.97 €1.75	-31.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 €5.58	$6.61 €5.88	+5.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.83 €44.35	$115.33 €102.65	+131.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.37 €10.12	$8.40 €7.47	-26.1%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 11.5% more for clothing

	Gozo	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.44 €51.13	$103.58 €92.19	+80.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.83 €44.35	$33.26 €29.61	-33.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 €57.30	$92.20 €82.06	+43.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.55 €116.19	$116.91 €104.05	-10.4%
Average			+11.5%

Gozo vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of clothing

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