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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Hiroshima Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 86.1% more expensive than Hiroshima.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 5.5% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 47.3% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Vila Nova De Gaia

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

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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Hiroshima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Hiroshima	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.01 ¥950	$13.44 €11.96	+123.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 ¥790	$11.20 €9.97	+124.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ¥157	$2.02 €1.79	+102.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ¥105	$1.55 €1.38	+133.9%
Average			+122.5%

Hiroshima vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.5% less for groceries

	Hiroshima	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 ¥244	$1.65 €1.47	+7.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.53 ¥400	$5.90 €5.25	+133.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.58 ¥882	$4.24 €3.77	-24.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ¥329	$3.68 €3.28	+76.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 ¥435	$3.44 €3.06	+24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 ¥241	$1.06 €0.95	-30.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 ¥141	$0.74 €0.66	-17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.72 ¥271	$0.88 €0.78	-48.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.72 ¥272	$1.14 €1.02	-33.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ¥110	$0.79 €0.70	+13.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.61 ¥254	$0.92 €0.81	-43.0%
Average			-5.5%

Hiroshima vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.3% more for transportation

	Hiroshima	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.09 ¥647	$8.26 €7.35	+101.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.53 ¥5,298	$38.07 €33.88	+13.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,725.38 ¥3M	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	+54.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 ¥2,159	$11.09 €9.87	-18.9%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Hiroshima	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.62 ¥4,838	$36.50 €32.49	+19.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.57 ¥38,488	$895.79 €797.28	+267.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$189.80 ¥29,991	$718.50 €639.49	+278.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.02 ¥16,753	$124.10 €110.45	+17.0%
Average			+196.2%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Hiroshima	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.16 ¥24,992	$575.48 €512.20	+263.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,416.34 ¥540K	$10,749.46 €9,567.41	+214.6%
Average			+238.4%

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pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Hiroshima	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 ¥425	$2.24 €1.99	-16.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 ¥437	$1.97 €1.75	-28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 ¥620	$6.61 €5.88	+68.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.56 ¥8,464	$115.33 €102.65	+115.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.02 ¥1,899	$8.40 €7.47	-30.1%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Hiroshima	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.47 ¥4,499	$103.58 €92.19	+263.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.10 ¥3,965	$33.26 €29.61	+32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.29 ¥7,631	$92.20 €82.06	+90.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.05 ¥9,964	$116.91 €104.05	+85.4%
Average			+103.3%

Hiroshima vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of clothing

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