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Canberra vs. Vila Nova De Gaia Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 64.3% more expensive than Vila Nova De Gaia.

Restaurants
pay 24.4% more in Canberra
Groceries
pay 37.0% more in Canberra
Transportation
pay 72.2% more in Canberra
Housing
pay 50.3% more in Canberra
Childcare
pay 2.5 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in Canberra
Clothing
pay 0.8% more in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. Vila Nova De Gaia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 24.4% more for restaurants

 
Vila Nova De Gaia
Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.26
€10.45
$16.34
A$24.57
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.34
€7.96
$9.81
A$14.74
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.22
€1.89
$2.59
A$3.89
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pay 37.0% more for groceries

 
Vila Nova De Gaia
Canberra
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.77
€1.51
$2.71
A$4.07
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.13
€5.22
$4.99
A$7.50
Milk (1 gallon) $4.15
€3.53
$5.50
A$8.26
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pay 72.2% more for transportation

 
Vila Nova De Gaia
Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.43
€6.33
$4.42
A$6.64
Monthly public transit pass $32.70
€27.86
$122.90
A$184.76
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,039.69
€29,854.02
$29,041.09
A$43,657.68
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pay 50.3% more for housing

 
Vila Nova De Gaia
Canberra
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $39.84
€33.94
$51.97
A$78.13
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $914.93
€779.52
$1,554.45
A$2,336.81
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $770.87
€656.79
$1,160.39
A$1,744.42
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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
Vila Nova De Gaia
Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $486.99
€414.92
$1,754.20
A$2,637.10
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,161.51
€8,657.67
$13,323.22
A$20,028.89
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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Vila Nova De Gaia
Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.50
€2.99
$6.54
A$9.83
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.21
€1.88
$3.41
A$5.12
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.60
€5.62
$31.05
A$46.68
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pay 0.8% more for clothing

 
Vila Nova De Gaia
Canberra
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $113.29
€96.53
$69.40
A$104.33
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $34.75
€29.61
$57.75
A$86.81
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $93.44
€79.61
$94.06
A$141.40
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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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