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Kavala vs. Vila Nova De Gaia Cost of Living Summary

Kavala is 19.7% cheaper than Vila Nova De Gaia.

Restaurants: pay 1.8% more in Kavala
Groceries: pay 1.3% less in Kavala
Transportation: pay 7.7% more in Kavala
Housing: pay 49.1% less in Kavala
Childcare: pay 16.6% less in Kavala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.0% more in Kavala
Clothing: pay 5.7% more in Kavala

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

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Kavala vs. Vila Nova De Gaia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.8% more for restaurants

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Kavala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.44 €11.96	$16.80 €14.95	+25.0%
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	$1.88 €1.67	-6.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 €1.38	$0.73 €0.65	-53.2%
Average			+1.8%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Kavala - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.3% less for groceries

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Kavala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 €1.47	$1.31 €1.16	-20.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.90 €5.25	$7.09 €6.31	+20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.24 €3.77	$5.58 €4.97	+31.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 €3.28	$4.03 €3.59	+9.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.44 €3.06	$3.63 €3.23	+5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.95	$1.16 €1.03	+9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$0.99 €0.88	+34.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.78	$0.96 €0.86	+9.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.02	$1.22 €1.08	+6.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.70	$0.57 €0.51	-27.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.81	$0.44 €0.40	-51.5%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 7.7% more for transportation

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Kavala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.26 €7.35	$8.07 €7.18	-2.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.07 €33.88	$61.59 €54.81	+61.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$27,970.99 €24,895.19	-16.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.09 €9.87	$13.16 €11.71	+18.7%
Average			+7.7%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Kavala - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.1% less for housing

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Kavala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 €32.49	$30.47 €27.12	-16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$895.79 €797.28	$405.90 €361.27	-54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$718.50 €639.49	$279.93 €249.15	-61.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.10 €110.45	$148.42 €132.10	+19.6%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 16.6% less for childcare

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Kavala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$575.48 €512.20	$476.59 €424.18	-17.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,749.46 €9,567.41	$9,030.67 €8,037.62	-16.0%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Kavala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 €1.99	$5.60 €4.98	+150.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 €1.75	$3.64 €3.24	+84.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.61 €5.88	$5.37 €4.78	-18.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$115.33 €102.65	$55.99 €49.83	-51.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.40 €7.47	$10.36 €9.22	+23.3%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 5.7% more for clothing

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Kavala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.58 €92.19	$96.78 €86.14	-6.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.26 €29.61	$45.46 €40.46	+36.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.20 €82.06	$97.98 €87.20	+6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.91 €104.05	$107.49 €95.67	-8.1%
Average			+5.7%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Kavala - Cost of clothing

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