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Portugal

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Norway

Haugesund vs. Vila Nova De Gaia Cost of Living Summary

Haugesund is 44.2% more expensive than Vila Nova De Gaia.

Restaurants: pay 63.6% more in Haugesund
Groceries: pay 57.8% more in Haugesund
Transportation: pay 42.4% more in Haugesund
Housing: pay 62.8% more in Haugesund
Childcare: pay 66.1% less in Haugesund
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.1% more in Haugesund
Clothing: pay 17.3% more in Haugesund

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

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Haugesund vs. Vila Nova De Gaia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.6% more for restaurants

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Haugesund
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.44 €11.96	$21.93 NOK206.71	+63.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$14.20 NOK133.87	+26.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 €1.79	$5.17 NOK48.72	+156.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 €1.38	$4.00 NOK37.73	+157.6%
Average			+63.6%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Haugesund - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.8% more for groceries

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Haugesund
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 €1.47	$3.90 NOK36.75	+136.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.90 €5.25	$5.86 NOK55.25	-0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.24 €3.77	$8.37 NOK78.87	+97.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 €3.28	$4.75 NOK44.79	+29.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.44 €3.06	$6.86 NOK64.67	+99.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.95	$1.40 NOK13.25	+32.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$0.99 NOK9.38	+34.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.78	$1.60 NOK15.08	+81.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.02	$1.94 NOK18.31	+70.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.70	$1.12 NOK10.55	+41.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.81	$1.50 NOK14.09	+63.3%
Average			+57.8%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Haugesund - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.4% more for transportation

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Haugesund
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.26 €7.35	$9.08 NOK85.58	+10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.07 €33.88	$68.39 NOK644.74	+79.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$44,671.46 NOK421K	+32.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.09 €9.87	$26.90 NOK253.57	+142.6%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 62.8% more for housing

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Haugesund
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 €32.49	$56.36 NOK531.35	+54.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$895.79 €797.28	$1,551.78 NOK14,629.73	+73.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$718.50 €639.49	$1,082.38 NOK10,204.31	+50.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.10 €110.45	$214.39 NOK2,021.17	+72.8%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 66.1% less for childcare

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Haugesund
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$575.48 €512.20	$239.36 NOK2,256.60	-58.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,749.46 €9,567.41	$2,975.66 NOK28,053.64	-72.3%
Average			-66.1%

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pay 75.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Haugesund
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 €1.99	$11.49 NOK108.28	+412.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 €1.75	$4.66 NOK43.97	+136.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.61 €5.88	$17.37 NOK163.79	+163.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$115.33 €102.65	$49.49 NOK466.58	-57.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.40 €7.47	$16.97 NOK159.95	+102.0%
Average			+75.1%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Haugesund - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 17.3% more for clothing

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Haugesund
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.58 €92.19	$98.28 NOK926.51	-5.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.26 €29.61	$53.75 NOK506.70	+61.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.20 €82.06	$86.97 NOK819.95	-5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.91 €104.05	$153.10 NOK1,443.37	+31.0%
Average			+17.3%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Haugesund - Cost of clothing

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