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Portugal

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Belgium

Charleroi vs. Vila Nova De Gaia Cost of Living Summary

Charleroi is 14.6% more expensive than Vila Nova De Gaia.

Restaurants: pay 39.4% more in Charleroi
Groceries: pay 19.0% more in Charleroi
Transportation: pay 2.4% more in Charleroi
Housing: pay 5.9% more in Charleroi
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Charleroi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% more in Charleroi
Clothing: pay 5.7% more in Charleroi

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

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Charleroi vs. Vila Nova De Gaia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.4% more for restaurants

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Charleroi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.44 €11.96	$22.39 €19.93	+66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$13.44 €11.96	+20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 €1.79	$2.16 €1.93	+7.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 €1.38	$2.13 €1.89	+36.9%
Average			+39.4%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Charleroi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.0% more for groceries

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Charleroi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 €1.47	$2.52 €2.24	+52.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.90 €5.25	$8.62 €7.67	+46.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.24 €3.77	$4.41 €3.92	+4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 €3.28	$3.71 €3.30	+0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.44 €3.06	$5.42 €4.83	+57.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.95	$1.17 €1.04	+9.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$1.03 €0.92	+39.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.78	$1.20 €1.06	+35.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.02	$1.51 €1.34	+32.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.70	$0.96 €0.86	+21.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.81	$0.51 €0.45	-44.5%
Average			+19.0%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Charleroi - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4% more for transportation

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Charleroi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.26 €7.35	$7.05 €6.28	-14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.07 €33.88	$41.43 €36.87	+8.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$30,232.86 €26,908.33	-10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.09 €9.87	$27.10 €24.12	+144.4%
Average			+2.4%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Charleroi - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.9% more for housing

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Charleroi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 €32.49	$47.40 €42.19	+29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$895.79 €797.28	$802.48 €714.23	-10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$718.50 €639.49	$821.14 €730.84	+14.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.10 €110.45	$156.74 €139.51	+26.3%
Average			+5.9%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Charleroi - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Charleroi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$575.48 €512.20	$1,623.62 €1,445.08	+182.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,749.46 €9,567.41	$16,796.03 €14,949.07	+56.2%
Average			+110.0%

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pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Charleroi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 €1.99	$3.25 €2.89	+45.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 €1.75	$2.99 €2.66	+51.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.61 €5.88	$12.54 €11.16	+89.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$115.33 €102.65	$31.72 €28.23	-72.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.40 €7.47	$15.12 €13.45	+80.0%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 5.7% more for clothing

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Charleroi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.58 €92.19	$111.27 €99.03	+7.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.26 €29.61	$51.94 €46.23	+56.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.20 €82.06	$89.58 €79.73	-2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.91 €104.05	$89.58 €79.73	-23.4%
Average			+5.7%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Charleroi - Cost of clothing

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