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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Haugesund Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 30.6% cheaper than Haugesund.

Restaurants: pay 38.9% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 36.6% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 29.8% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 38.6% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.9% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 14.8% less in Vila Nova De Gaia

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Vila Nova De Gaia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Vila Nova De Gaia.

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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Haugesund Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.9% less for restaurants

	Haugesund	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.93 NOK206.71	$13.44 €11.96	-38.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.20 NOK133.87	$11.20 €9.97	-21.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.17 NOK48.72	$2.02 €1.79	-61.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.00 NOK37.73	$1.55 €1.38	-61.2%
Average			-38.9%

Haugesund vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.6% less for groceries

	Haugesund	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.90 NOK36.75	$1.65 €1.47	-57.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 NOK55.25	$5.90 €5.25	+0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.37 NOK78.87	$4.24 €3.77	-49.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.75 NOK44.79	$3.68 €3.28	-22.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.86 NOK64.67	$3.44 €3.06	-49.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NOK13.25	$1.06 €0.95	-24.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 NOK9.38	$0.74 €0.66	-25.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.60 NOK15.08	$0.88 €0.78	-44.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 NOK18.31	$1.14 €1.02	-41.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 NOK10.55	$0.79 €0.70	-29.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.50 NOK14.09	$0.92 €0.81	-38.8%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 29.8% less for transportation

	Haugesund	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.08 NOK85.58	$8.26 €7.35	-9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.39 NOK644.74	$38.07 €33.88	-44.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,671.46 NOK421K	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	-24.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.90 NOK253.57	$11.09 €9.87	-58.8%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 38.6% less for housing

	Haugesund	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.36 NOK531.35	$36.50 €32.49	-35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,551.78 NOK14,629.73	$895.79 €797.28	-42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,082.38 NOK10,204.31	$718.50 €639.49	-33.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$214.39 NOK2,021.17	$124.10 €110.45	-42.1%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Haugesund	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$239.36 NOK2,256.60	$575.48 €512.20	+140.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,975.66 NOK28,053.64	$10,749.46 €9,567.41	+261.2%
Average			+194.7%

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pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Haugesund	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.49 NOK108.28	$2.24 €1.99	-80.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.66 NOK43.97	$1.97 €1.75	-57.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.37 NOK163.79	$6.61 €5.88	-62.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.49 NOK466.58	$115.33 €102.65	+133.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.97 NOK159.95	$8.40 €7.47	-50.5%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 14.8% less for clothing

	Haugesund	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.28 NOK926.51	$103.58 €92.19	+5.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.75 NOK506.70	$33.26 €29.61	-38.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.97 NOK819.95	$92.20 €82.06	+6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$153.10 NOK1,443.37	$116.91 €104.05	-23.6%
Average			-14.8%

Haugesund vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of clothing

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