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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Kavala Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 24.5% more expensive than Kavala.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 1.3% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 7.1% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 96.6% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 19.9% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in Vila Nova De Gaia

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

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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Kavala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.7% less for restaurants

	Kavala	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$13.44 €11.96	-20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$11.20 €9.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 €1.67	$2.02 €1.79	+7.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 €0.65	$1.55 €1.38	+113.5%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 1.3% more for groceries

	Kavala	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 €1.16	$1.65 €1.47	+26.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.09 €6.31	$5.90 €5.25	-16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.58 €4.97	$4.24 €3.77	-24.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.03 €3.59	$3.68 €3.28	-8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 €3.23	$3.44 €3.06	-5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.03	$1.06 €0.95	-8.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.74 €0.66	-25.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.86	$0.88 €0.78	-8.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 €1.08	$1.14 €1.02	-6.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.51	$0.79 €0.70	+38.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.40	$0.92 €0.81	+106.0%
Average			+1.3%

Kavala vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.1% less for transportation

	Kavala	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.07 €7.18	$8.26 €7.35	+2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$61.59 €54.81	$38.07 €33.88	-38.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,895.19	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	+20.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.16 €11.71	$11.09 €9.87	-15.7%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 96.6% more for housing

	Kavala	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.47 €27.12	$36.50 €32.49	+19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$405.90 €361.27	$895.79 €797.28	+120.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.93 €249.15	$718.50 €639.49	+156.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.42 €132.10	$124.10 €110.45	-16.4%
Average			+96.6%

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pay 19.9% more for childcare

	Kavala	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$476.59 €424.18	$575.48 €512.20	+20.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,030.67 €8,037.62	$10,749.46 €9,567.41	+19.0%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kavala	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$2.24 €1.99	-60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.64 €3.24	$1.97 €1.75	-45.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.37 €4.78	$6.61 €5.88	+22.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.99 €49.83	$115.33 €102.65	+106.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.36 €9.22	$8.40 €7.47	-18.9%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Kavala	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.78 €86.14	$103.58 €92.19	+7.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.46 €40.46	$33.26 €29.61	-26.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.98 €87.20	$92.20 €82.06	-5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.49 €95.67	$116.91 €104.05	+8.8%
Average			-5.4%

Kavala vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of clothing

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