Cost of living comparison

Portugal

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New Zealand

Nelson vs. Vila Nova De Gaia Cost of Living Summary

Nelson is 3.5% more expensive than Vila Nova De Gaia.

Restaurants: pay 9.3% less in Nelson
Groceries: pay 25.2% more in Nelson
Transportation: pay 31.0% less in Nelson
Housing: pay 7.8% more in Nelson
Childcare: pay 3.3% less in Nelson
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.9% more in Nelson
Clothing: pay 13.5% less in Nelson

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

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Nelson vs. Vila Nova De Gaia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.3% less for restaurants

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Nelson
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.44 €11.96	$13.73 NZ$24.27	+2.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$8.40 NZ$14.86	-25.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 €1.79	$1.75 NZ$3.10	-13.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 €1.38	$1.68 NZ$2.97	+8.2%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 25.2% more for groceries

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Nelson
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 €1.47	$2.11 NZ$3.73	+27.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.90 €5.25	$4.62 NZ$8.18	-21.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.24 €3.77	$7.12 NZ$12.59	+68.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 €3.28	$5.68 NZ$10.04	+54.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.44 €3.06	$3.39 NZ$5.99	-1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.95	$1.40 NZ$2.47	+31.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$0.99 NZ$1.75	+33.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.78	$1.37 NZ$2.42	+55.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.02	$2.59 NZ$4.58	+126.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.70	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.81	$0.57 NZ$1.01	-37.8%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 31.0% less for transportation

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Nelson
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.26 €7.35	$5.97 NZ$10.56	-27.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.07 €33.88	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$17,086.24 NZ$30,214.40	-49.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.09 €9.87	$16.19 NZ$28.63	+46.0%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 7.8% more for housing

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Nelson
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 €32.49	$42.72 NZ$75.54	+17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$895.79 €797.28	$1,022.37 NZ$1,807.91	+14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$718.50 €639.49	$812.30 NZ$1,436.42	+13.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.10 €110.45	$98.59 NZ$174.34	-20.6%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 3.3% less for childcare

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Nelson
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$575.48 €512.20	$448.16 NZ$792.51	-22.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,749.46 €9,567.41	$12,899.11 NZ$22,810.11	+20.0%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 65.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Nelson
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 €1.99	$7.28 NZ$12.88	+225.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 €1.75	$3.22 NZ$5.70	+63.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.61 €5.88	$25.18 NZ$44.53	+281.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$115.33 €102.65	$100.84 NZ$178.31	-12.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.40 €7.47	$11.20 NZ$19.81	+33.4%
Average			+65.9%

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pay 13.5% less for clothing

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Nelson
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.58 €92.19	$52.29 NZ$92.46	-49.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.26 €29.61	$28.15 NZ$49.78	-15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.20 €82.06	$101.77 NZ$179.97	+10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.91 €104.05	$138.65 NZ$245.18	+18.6%
Average			-13.5%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Nelson - Cost of clothing

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