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Portugal

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Malta

Gozo vs. Vila Nova De Gaia Cost of Living Summary

Gozo is 3.5% cheaper than Vila Nova De Gaia.

Restaurants: pay 45.5% more in Gozo
Groceries: pay 5.4% less in Gozo
Transportation: pay 16.6% less in Gozo
Housing: pay 3.8% less in Gozo
Childcare: pay 25.6% less in Gozo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% more in Gozo
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Gozo

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

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Gozo vs. Vila Nova De Gaia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.5% more for restaurants

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Gozo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.44 €11.96	$30.79 €27.41	+129.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$11.20 €9.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 €1.79	$2.38 €2.12	+18.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 €1.38	$1.34 €1.20	-13.5%
Average			+45.5%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Gozo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.4% less for groceries

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Gozo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 €1.47	$1.15 €1.03	-30.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.90 €5.25	$5.18 €4.61	-12.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.24 €3.77	$4.62 €4.11	+9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 €3.28	$2.79 €2.48	-24.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.44 €3.06	$3.60 €3.21	+4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.95	$1.23 €1.10	+15.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$1.06 €0.95	+44.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.78	$1.19 €1.06	+35.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.02	$0.69 €0.61	-40.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.70	$0.86 €0.77	+8.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.81	$0.63 €0.57	-30.7%
Average			-5.4%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Gozo - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.6% less for transportation

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Gozo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.26 €7.35	$5.68 €5.06	-31.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.07 €33.88	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	-16.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.09 €9.87	$18.25 €16.24	+64.6%
Average			-16.6%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Gozo - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.8% less for housing

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Gozo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 €32.49	$29.39 €26.16	-19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$895.79 €797.28	$909.79 €809.74	+1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$718.50 €639.49	$811.81 €722.54	+13.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.10 €110.45	$71.36 €63.51	-42.5%
Average			-3.8%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Gozo - Cost of housing

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pay 25.6% less for childcare

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Gozo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$575.48 €512.20	$277.72 €247.18	-51.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,749.46 €9,567.41	$12,317.09 €10,962.65	+14.6%
Average			-25.6%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Gozo - Cost of childcare

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pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Gozo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 €1.99	$3.36 €2.99	+50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 €1.75	$2.86 €2.54	+44.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.61 €5.88	$6.27 €5.58	-5.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$115.33 €102.65	$49.83 €44.35	-56.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.40 €7.47	$11.37 €10.12	+35.3%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Gozo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.58 €92.19	$57.44 €51.13	-44.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.26 €29.61	$49.83 €44.35	+49.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.20 €82.06	$64.38 €57.30	-30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.91 €104.05	$130.55 €116.19	+11.7%
Average			-10.3%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Gozo - Cost of clothing

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