Cost of living comparison

France

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Portugal

Viana do Castelo vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Viana do Castelo is 43.6% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 46.4% less in Viana do Castelo
Groceries: pay 40.9% less in Viana do Castelo
Transportation: pay 19.8% less in Viana do Castelo
Housing: pay 45.6% less in Viana do Castelo
Childcare: pay 75.3% less in Viana do Castelo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.1% less in Viana do Castelo
Clothing: pay 37.6% less in Viana do Castelo

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Viana do Castelo.

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Viana do Castelo vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Viana do Castelo instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 46.4% less for restaurants

	Paris	Viana do Castelo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €16.00	$8.96 €8.00	-50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.00	$8.96 €8.00	-33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.55 €4.06	$1.82 €1.62	-60.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 €2.46	$1.26 €1.12	-54.3%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 40.9% less for groceries

	Paris	Viana do Castelo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.49 €2.22	$0.98 €0.87	-60.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.08 €9.90	$6.55 €5.85	-40.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.83 €5.20	$3.71 €3.31	-36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.41 €3.94	$2.94 €2.63	-33.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.25 €5.58	$3.55 €3.17	-43.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.31	$0.88 €0.79	-39.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.91	$0.61 €0.55	-39.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$0.74 €0.66	-43.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 €1.72	$1.00 €0.89	-47.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.67 €0.60	-24.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.01	$0.77 €0.69	-32.0%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 19.8% less for transportation

	Paris	Viana do Castelo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.46 €7.56	$7.80 €6.97	-7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$101.67 €90.78	$55.99 €49.99	-44.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,599.83 €30,894.08	$33,056.27 €29,515.85	-4.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.60 €18.40	$15.28 €13.65	-25.8%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 45.6% less for housing

	Paris	Viana do Castelo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.90 €26.70	$40.59 €36.24	+35.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,564.13 €1,396.60	$825.80 €737.36	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,192.71 €1,064.96	$708.23 €632.38	-40.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.92 €168.69	$64.66 €57.73	-65.8%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 75.3% less for childcare

	Paris	Viana do Castelo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,800.03 €1,607.24	$447.89 €399.92	-75.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,004.30 €23,219.16	$6,382.49 €5,698.91	-75.5%
Average			-75.3%

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pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Viana do Castelo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €7.00	$1.54 €1.37	-80.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 €4.51	$1.51 €1.35	-70.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.56 €13.00	$5.85 €5.22	-59.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.05 €34.87	$54.87 €48.99	+40.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.56 €13.00	$8.96 €8.00	-38.5%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 37.6% less for clothing

	Paris	Viana do Castelo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.29 €98.48	$75.77 €67.65	-31.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.46 €46.84	$35.83 €31.99	-31.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.77 €106.05	$72.78 €64.99	-38.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.84 €141.83	$83.98 €74.99	-47.1%
Average			-37.6%

Paris vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of clothing

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