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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Rostov-na-donu Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 64.6% more expensive than Rostov-na-donu.

Restaurants: pay 69.7% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 65.8% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 57.1% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 64.0% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.6% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 9.9% more in Vila Nova De Gaia

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and housing in Vila Nova De Gaia are more expensive than in Rostov-na-donu. Notably, transportation and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Vila Nova De Gaia.

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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Rostov-na-donu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vila Nova De Gaia instead of Rostov-na-donu, you would:

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pay 69.7% more for restaurants

	Rostov-na-donu	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.53 RUB896.56	$13.44 €11.99	+27.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.67 RUB483.15	$11.20 €9.99	+97.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB90.90	$2.02 €1.80	+88.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 RUB40.84	$1.55 €1.39	+223.9%
Average			+69.7%

Rostov-na-donu vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.8% more for groceries

	Rostov-na-donu	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 RUB62.26	$1.65 €1.47	+125.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.63 RUB394.49	$5.90 €5.27	+27.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 RUB346.93	$4.24 €3.78	+4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.35 RUB115.06	$3.68 €3.29	+172.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 RUB195.81	$3.44 €3.07	+49.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 RUB55.13	$1.06 €0.95	+64.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 RUB69.81	$0.74 €0.66	-9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 RUB52.98	$0.88 €0.79	+41.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 RUB84.57	$1.14 €1.02	+15.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 RUB26.04	$0.79 €0.71	+159.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 RUB22.82	$0.92 €0.82	+241.7%
Average			+65.8%

Rostov-na-donu vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Rostov-na-donu	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 RUB262.80	$8.26 €7.37	+167.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.04 RUB1,195.42	$38.07 €33.98	+171.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,659.61 RUB2M	$33,640.22 €30,027.86	+17.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.77 RUB406.44	$11.09 €9.90	+132.3%
Average			+106.7%

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pay 57.1% more for housing

	Rostov-na-donu	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.58 RUB730.53	$36.50 €32.58	+325.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$623.88 RUB53,129.59	$895.79 €799.60	+43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$448.42 RUB38,186.89	$718.50 €641.34	+60.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.39 RUB7,782.79	$124.10 €110.77	+35.8%
Average			+57.1%

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pay 64.0% more for childcare

	Rostov-na-donu	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.93 RUB29,885.39	$575.48 €513.69	+64.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,749.46 €9,595.16
Average			+64.0%

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pay 77.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rostov-na-donu	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 RUB99.62	$2.24 €2.00	+91.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.85 RUB242.64	$1.97 €1.76	-30.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.69 RUB229.12	$6.61 €5.90	+145.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.14 RUB2,822.51	$115.33 €102.95	+248.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.26 RUB448.28	$8.40 €7.50	+59.5%
Average			+77.6%

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pay 9.9% more for clothing

	Rostov-na-donu	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.59 RUB4,648.84	$103.58 €92.45	+89.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.87 RUB3,735.67	$33.26 €29.69	-24.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.28 RUB8,965.62	$92.20 €82.30	-12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 RUB8,592.05	$116.91 €104.35	+15.9%
Average			+9.9%

Rostov-na-donu vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of clothing

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