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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Nelson Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 3.4% cheaper than Nelson.

Restaurants: pay 10.2% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 20.1% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 45.0% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 7.3% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 3.4% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.7% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 15.6% more in Vila Nova De Gaia

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

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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Nelson Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.2% more for restaurants

	Nelson	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.73 NZ$24.27	$13.44 €11.96	-2.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.40 NZ$14.86	$11.20 €9.97	+33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 NZ$3.10	$2.02 €1.79	+15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 NZ$2.97	$1.55 €1.38	-7.6%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 20.1% less for groceries

	Nelson	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.11 NZ$3.73	$1.65 €1.47	-21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.62 NZ$8.18	$5.90 €5.25	+27.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 NZ$12.59	$4.24 €3.77	-40.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.68 NZ$10.04	$3.68 €3.28	-35.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 NZ$5.99	$3.44 €3.06	+1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.47	$1.06 €0.95	-23.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 NZ$1.75	$0.74 €0.66	-25.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NZ$2.42	$0.88 €0.78	-35.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 NZ$4.58	$1.14 €1.02	-55.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 NZ$1.69	$0.79 €0.70	-17.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 NZ$1.01	$0.92 €0.81	+60.8%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 45.0% more for transportation

	Nelson	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.97 NZ$10.56	$8.26 €7.35	+38.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$38.07 €33.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,086.24 NZ$30,214.40	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	+96.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.19 NZ$28.63	$11.09 €9.87	-31.5%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 7.3% less for housing

	Nelson	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.72 NZ$75.54	$36.50 €32.49	-14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,022.37 NZ$1,807.91	$895.79 €797.28	-12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$812.30 NZ$1,436.42	$718.50 €639.49	-11.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.59 NZ$174.34	$124.10 €110.45	+25.9%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 3.4% more for childcare

	Nelson	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$448.16 NZ$792.51	$575.48 €512.20	+28.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,899.11 NZ$22,810.11	$10,749.46 €9,567.41	-16.7%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Nelson	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.28 NZ$12.88	$2.24 €1.99	-69.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 NZ$5.70	$1.97 €1.75	-38.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.18 NZ$44.53	$6.61 €5.88	-73.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.84 NZ$178.31	$115.33 €102.65	+14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 NZ$19.81	$8.40 €7.47	-25.0%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 15.6% more for clothing

	Nelson	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.29 NZ$92.46	$103.58 €92.19	+98.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.15 NZ$49.78	$33.26 €29.61	+18.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.77 NZ$179.97	$92.20 €82.06	-9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.65 NZ$245.18	$116.91 €104.05	-15.7%
Average			+15.6%

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