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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 16.9% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 50.3% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 31.1% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 30.4% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 19.0% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 53.7% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in Vila Nova De Gaia

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

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.3% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$12.26 €10.45	+55.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$9.34 €7.96	+45.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.22 €1.89	+59.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.57 €1.33	+40.8%
Average			+50.3%

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.77 €1.51	-19.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$6.13 €5.22	-50.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$4.15 €3.53	-64.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$3.29 €2.80	-6.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$3.37 €2.87	-30.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.13 €0.96	-28.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.67 €0.57	-38.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$0.91 €0.78	-43.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.14 €0.97	-17.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.79 €0.67	-28.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.91 €0.78	-14.1%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 30.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$7.43 €6.33	-37.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$32.70 €27.86	-51.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$35,039.69 €29,854.02	-9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$11.10 €9.45	-23.6%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 19.0% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$39.84 €33.94	+79.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$914.93 €779.52	-61.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$770.87 €656.79	-54.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$105.90 €90.22	-40.3%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 53.7% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$486.99 €414.92	-53.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$10,161.51 €8,657.67	-54.3%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$3.50 €2.99	-46.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$2.21 €1.88	-57.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$6.60 €5.62	-49.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$41.27 €35.16	-47.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$8.99 €7.66	-30.0%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$113.29 €96.53	+53.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$34.75 €29.61	-17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$93.44 €79.61	+1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$157.68 €134.34	+10.4%
Average			+11.8%

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