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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 24.3% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 32.3% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 31.3% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 33.9% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 33.0% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 63.1% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.6% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 7.3% more in Vila Nova De Gaia

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

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.3% more for restaurants

	Singapore	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD11.99	$12.26 €10.45	+32.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD9.99	$9.34 €7.96	+20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$2.22 €1.89	+40.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$1.57 €1.33	+35.4%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 31.3% less for groceries

	Singapore	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.06	$1.77 €1.51	-25.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.48	$6.13 €5.22	-31.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.90	$4.15 €3.53	-64.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.19	$3.29 €2.80	+1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.53	$3.37 €2.87	-33.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.52	$1.13 €0.96	-42.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.76	$0.67 €0.57	-51.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.87	$0.91 €0.78	-59.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.53	$1.14 €0.97	-4.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$0.79 €0.67	-30.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$0.91 €0.78	-6.7%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 33.9% less for transportation

	Singapore	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.68	$7.43 €6.33	-10.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD119.90	$32.70 €27.86	-64.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD179,849.95	$35,039.69 €29,854.02	-74.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.59	$11.10 €9.45	+13.9%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 33.0% less for housing

	Singapore	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.36	$39.84 €33.94	+13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,027.20	$914.93 €779.52	-70.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,941.99	$770.87 €656.79	-66.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.22	$105.90 €90.22	-8.9%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 63.1% less for childcare

	Singapore	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,619.98	$486.99 €414.92	-61.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,581.69	$10,161.51 €8,657.67	-65.1%
Average			-63.1%

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pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD9.99	$3.50 €2.99	-54.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.04	$2.21 €1.88	-52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.49	$6.60 €5.62	-48.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.37	$41.27 €35.16	-64.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD14.99	$8.99 €7.66	-22.5%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 7.3% more for clothing

	Singapore	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD109.74	$113.29 €96.53	+33.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.01	$34.75 €29.61	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.04	$93.44 €79.61	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.06	$157.68 €134.34	+24.9%
Average			+7.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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