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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Vasteras Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 0.8% cheaper than Vasteras.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 23.9% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 13.1% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 13.4% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.0% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 6.9% less in Vila Nova De Gaia

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

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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Vasteras Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6% less for restaurants

	Vasteras	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.00 SEK138.74	$13.44 €11.96	-4.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SEK99.10	$11.20 €9.97	+12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 SEK22.79	$2.02 €1.79	-12.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 SEK21.64	$1.55 €1.38	-28.8%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 23.9% less for groceries

	Vasteras	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.97 SEK29.40	$1.65 €1.47	-44.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 SEK59.71	$5.90 €5.25	-2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.38 SEK53.34	$4.24 €3.77	-21.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.99 SEK39.53	$3.68 €3.28	-7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 SEK57.09	$3.44 €3.06	-40.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 SEK14.08	$1.06 €0.95	-25.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 SEK11.13	$0.74 €0.66	-34.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 SEK16.48	$0.88 €0.78	-47.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 SEK19.67	$1.14 €1.02	-42.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SEK6.52	$0.79 €0.70	+20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.86	$0.92 €0.81	+15.5%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 13.1% less for transportation

	Vasteras	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.48 SEK64.22	$8.26 €7.35	+27.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.23 SEK706.08	$38.07 €33.88	-46.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	+2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.49 SEK232.88	$11.09 €9.87	-52.8%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 13.4% more for housing

	Vasteras	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.96 SEK425.88	$36.50 €32.49	-15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$741.62 SEK7,351.47	$895.79 €797.28	+20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$597.23 SEK5,920.15	$718.50 €639.49	+20.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.03 SEK1,368.27	$124.10 €110.45	-10.1%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Vasteras	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$150.29 SEK1,489.78	$575.48 €512.20	+282.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,998.57 SEK49,549.33	$10,749.46 €9,567.41	+115.1%
Average			+187.0%

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pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Vasteras	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00 SEK69.37	$2.24 €1.99	-68.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33 SEK42.94	$1.97 €1.75	-54.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.10 SEK70.36	$6.61 €5.88	-6.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.74 SEK344.37	$115.33 €102.65	+232.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.50 SEK163.51	$8.40 €7.47	-49.1%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 6.9% less for clothing

	Vasteras	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.30 SEK1,024.02	$103.58 €92.19	+0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 SEK396.39	$33.26 €29.61	-16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.47 SEK867.11	$92.20 €82.06	+5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.63 SEK1,354.35	$116.91 €104.05	-14.4%
Average			-6.9%

Vasteras vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of clothing

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