Cost of living comparison

Italy

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Portugal

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Lucca Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 11.4% cheaper than Lucca.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 24.5% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 3.1% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 2.2% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 7.8% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.4% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 15.7% less in Vila Nova De Gaia

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation are lower in Vila Nova De Gaia.

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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Lucca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.6% less for restaurants

	Lucca	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.16 €17.99	$13.44 €11.99	-33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.76 €10.49	$11.20 €9.99	-4.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.35 €2.99	$2.02 €1.80	-39.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 €1.29	$1.55 €1.39	+7.8%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 24.5% less for groceries

	Lucca	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 €2.21	$1.65 €1.47	-33.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.33 €9.22	$5.90 €5.27	-42.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.35 €5.67	$4.24 €3.78	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 €3.53	$3.68 €3.29	-6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.97	$3.44 €3.07	-48.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.99	$1.06 €0.95	-3.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$0.74 €0.66	-24.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$0.88 €0.79	-24.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.31	$1.14 €1.02	-22.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$0.79 €0.71	-8.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.86	$0.92 €0.82	-4.6%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 3.1% less for transportation

	Lucca	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.87 €7.02	$8.26 €7.37	+4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.71 €30.98	$38.07 €33.98	+9.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,317.50 €32,417.66	$33,640.22 €30,027.86	-7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.03 €16.09	$11.09 €9.90	-38.5%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 2.2% less for housing

	Lucca	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.18 €28.72	$36.50 €32.58	+13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$783.81 €699.65	$895.79 €799.60	+14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$671.84 €599.70	$718.50 €641.34	+6.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$256.88 €229.30	$124.10 €110.77	-51.7%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 7.8% less for childcare

	Lucca	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$641.98 €573.04	$575.48 €513.69	-10.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,337.32 €10,119.90	$10,749.46 €9,595.16	-5.2%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Lucca	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.72 €6.00	$2.24 €2.00	-66.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 €1.84	$1.97 €1.76	-4.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 €6.22	$6.61 €5.90	-5.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.18 €59.97	$115.33 €102.95	+71.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.08 €9.00	$8.40 €7.50	-16.7%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 15.7% less for clothing

	Lucca	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.78 €89.95	$103.58 €92.45	+2.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.59 €42.48	$33.26 €29.69	-30.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.45 €81.63	$92.20 €82.30	+0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$167.96 €149.92	$116.91 €104.35	-30.4%
Average			-15.7%

Lucca vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of clothing

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