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Portugal

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Sweden

Vasteras vs. Vila Nova De Gaia Cost of Living Summary

Vasteras is 0.8% more expensive than Vila Nova De Gaia.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% more in Vasteras
Groceries: pay 31.4% more in Vasteras
Transportation: pay 15.1% more in Vasteras
Housing: pay 11.8% less in Vasteras
Childcare: pay 65.2% less in Vasteras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% more in Vasteras
Clothing: pay 7.4% more in Vasteras

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

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Vasteras vs. Vila Nova De Gaia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6% more for restaurants

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Vasteras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.44 €11.96	$14.00 SEK138.74	+4.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$10.00 SEK99.10	-10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 €1.79	$2.30 SEK22.79	+14.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 €1.38	$2.18 SEK21.64	+40.5%
Average			+2.6%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Vasteras - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.4% more for groceries

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Vasteras
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 €1.47	$2.97 SEK29.40	+79.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.90 €5.25	$6.02 SEK59.71	+2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.24 €3.77	$5.38 SEK53.34	+27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 €3.28	$3.99 SEK39.53	+8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.44 €3.06	$5.76 SEK57.09	+67.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.95	$1.42 SEK14.08	+33.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$1.12 SEK11.13	+52.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.78	$1.66 SEK16.48	+88.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.02	$1.98 SEK19.67	+73.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.70	$0.66 SEK6.52	-17.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.81	$0.79 SEK7.86	-13.4%
Average			+31.4%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Vasteras - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.1% more for transportation

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Vasteras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.26 €7.35	$6.48 SEK64.22	-21.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.07 €33.88	$71.23 SEK706.08	+87.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$32,980.57 SEK327K	-2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.09 €9.87	$23.49 SEK232.88	+111.9%
Average			+15.1%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Vasteras - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.8% less for housing

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Vasteras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 €32.49	$42.96 SEK425.88	+17.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$895.79 €797.28	$741.62 SEK7,351.47	-17.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$718.50 €639.49	$597.23 SEK5,920.15	-16.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.10 €110.45	$138.03 SEK1,368.27	+11.2%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 65.2% less for childcare

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Vasteras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$575.48 €512.20	$150.29 SEK1,489.78	-73.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,749.46 €9,567.41	$4,998.57 SEK49,549.33	-53.5%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Vasteras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 €1.99	$7.00 SEK69.37	+212.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 €1.75	$4.33 SEK42.94	+119.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.61 €5.88	$7.10 SEK70.36	+7.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$115.33 €102.65	$34.74 SEK344.37	-69.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.40 €7.47	$16.50 SEK163.51	+96.4%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 7.4% more for clothing

	Vila Nova De Gaia	Vasteras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.58 €92.19	$103.30 SEK1,024.02	-0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.26 €29.61	$39.99 SEK396.39	+20.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.20 €82.06	$87.47 SEK867.11	-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.91 €104.05	$136.63 SEK1,354.35	+16.9%
Average			+7.4%

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Vasteras - Cost of clothing

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