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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Toronto Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 23.3% cheaper than Toronto.

Restaurants: pay 10.5% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 20.3% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 2.1% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 37.4% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 43.5% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 11.0% more in Vila Nova De Gaia

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Vila Nova De Gaia.

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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Toronto Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.5% less for restaurants

	Toronto	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.53 CA$24.82	$13.44 €11.96	-23.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.52 CA$14.89	$11.20 €9.97	+6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CA$2.94	$2.02 €1.79	-2.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CA$2.42	$1.55 €1.38	-9.2%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 20.3% less for groceries

	Toronto	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.74 CA$3.88	$1.65 €1.47	-39.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 CA$6.46	$5.90 €5.25	+29.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.44 CA$13.37	$4.24 €3.77	-55.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.54 CA$5.01	$3.68 €3.28	+4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 CA$7.30	$3.44 €3.06	-33.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.68 CA$2.38	$1.06 €0.95	-36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 CA$0.76	$0.74 €0.66	+37.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CA$2.25	$0.88 €0.78	-44.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 CA$2.76	$1.14 €1.02	-41.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 CA$1.17	$0.79 €0.70	-3.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 CA$1.04	$0.92 €0.81	+24.7%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 2.1% less for transportation

	Toronto	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 CA$6.62	$8.26 €7.35	+76.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.41 CA$154.90	$38.07 €33.88	-65.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	+21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.80 CA$18.12	$11.09 €9.87	-13.4%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 37.4% less for housing

	Toronto	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.87 CA$67.77	$36.50 €32.49	-23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,584.56 CA$2,243.34	$895.79 €797.28	-43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.89 CA$2,005.96	$718.50 €639.49	-49.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.23 CA$130.57	$124.10 €110.45	+34.6%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 43.5% less for childcare

	Toronto	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$824.14 CA$1,166.78	$575.48 €512.20	-30.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,500.21 CA$33,270.42	$10,749.46 €9,567.41	-54.3%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Toronto	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.31 CA$8.94	$2.24 €1.99	-64.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 CA$5.62	$1.97 €1.75	-50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.03 CA$19.86	$6.61 €5.88	-52.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.35 CA$54.29	$115.33 €102.65	+200.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.62 CA$17.87	$8.40 €7.47	-33.5%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 11.0% more for clothing

	Toronto	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 CA$73.11	$103.58 €92.19	+100.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.51 CA$55.94	$33.26 €29.61	-15.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.10 CA$138.88	$92.20 €82.06	-6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.24 CA$173.06	$116.91 €104.05	-4.4%
Average			+11.0%

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