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Viana do Castelo vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Viana do Castelo is 50.4% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 39.1% less in Viana do Castelo
Groceries: pay 44.5% less in Viana do Castelo
Transportation: pay 8.2% less in Viana do Castelo
Housing: pay 61.9% less in Viana do Castelo
Childcare: pay 78.6% less in Viana do Castelo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.8% less in Viana do Castelo
Clothing: pay 32.8% less in Viana do Castelo

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

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Viana do Castelo vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.1% less for restaurants

	Sydney	Viana do Castelo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$24.77	$8.96 €8.00	-48.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$16.84	$8.96 €8.00	-24.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.00	$1.82 €1.62	-35.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.15	$1.26 €1.12	-43.1%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 44.5% less for groceries

	Sydney	Viana do Castelo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.05	$0.98 €0.87	-65.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.44	$6.55 €5.85	+10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.13	$3.71 €3.31	-42.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$7.90	$2.94 €2.63	-47.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.17	$3.55 €3.17	-18.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.57	$0.88 €0.79	-51.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.07	$0.61 €0.55	-57.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.22	$0.74 €0.66	-52.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.82	$1.00 €0.89	-49.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.10	$0.67 €0.60	-54.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.52	$0.77 €0.69	-28.0%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 8.2% less for transportation

	Sydney	Viana do Castelo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.69	$7.80 €6.97	+44.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$215.36	$55.99 €49.99	-63.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$41,112.65	$33,056.27 €29,515.85	+14.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.10	$15.28 €13.65	-5.9%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 61.9% less for housing

	Sydney	Viana do Castelo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$79.98	$40.59 €36.24	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,581.84	$825.80 €737.36	-67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,481.02	$708.23 €632.38	-59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$239.70	$64.66 €57.73	-61.6%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 78.6% less for childcare

	Sydney	Viana do Castelo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,124.23	$447.89 €399.92	-79.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$40,468.32	$6,382.49 €5,698.91	-77.6%
Average			-78.6%

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pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Viana do Castelo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$10.90	$1.54 €1.37	-79.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.65	$1.51 €1.35	-62.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$63.39	$5.85 €5.22	-86.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$107.12	$54.87 €48.99	-27.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$24.77	$8.96 €8.00	-48.5%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 32.8% less for clothing

	Sydney	Viana do Castelo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$111.95	$75.77 €67.65	-3.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$99.07	$35.83 €31.99	-48.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$158.51	$72.78 €64.99	-34.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$189.58	$83.98 €74.99	-37.0%
Average			-32.8%

Sydney vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of clothing

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