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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 37.4% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 34.0% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 45.0% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 3.1% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 52.7% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 78.1% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.6% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 0.5% more in Vila Nova De Gaia

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Vila Nova De Gaia.

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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.0% less for restaurants

	Washington	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$28.00	$13.44 €11.94	-52.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$11.20 €9.95	-6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17	$2.02 €1.79	-36.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.64	$1.55 €1.38	-41.1%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 45.0% less for groceries

	Washington	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$4.11	$1.65 €1.47	-59.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53	$5.90 €5.24	-30.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95	$4.24 €3.77	-14.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.64	$3.68 €3.27	-34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.63	$3.44 €3.05	-54.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.17	$1.06 €0.95	-66.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06	$0.74 €0.66	-30.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27	$0.88 €0.78	-61.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64	$1.14 €1.01	-56.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29	$0.79 €0.70	-38.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.73	$0.92 €0.81	-47.0%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 3.1% less for transportation

	Washington	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19	$8.26 €7.33	+97.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$120.00	$38.07 €33.82	-68.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.00	$33,640.22 €29,883.81	-7.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$11.09 €9.85	-33.7%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 52.7% less for housing

	Washington	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.77	$36.50 €32.43	-53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,717.33	$895.79 €795.76	-67.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,228.89	$718.50 €638.27	-67.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.22	$124.10 €110.24	-23.0%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 78.1% less for childcare

	Washington	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,221.33	$575.48 €511.22	-82.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$41,506.00	$10,749.46 €9,549.13	-74.1%
Average			-78.1%

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pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Washington	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.00	$2.24 €1.99	-75.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.15	$1.97 €1.75	-67.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94	$6.61 €5.87	-52.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$114.30	$115.33 €102.45	+0.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.00	$8.40 €7.46	-53.3%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 0.5% more for clothing

	Washington	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.42	$103.58 €92.01	+45.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.11	$33.26 €29.55	-24.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.50	$92.20 €81.91	-11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.16	$116.91 €103.85	-6.6%
Average			+0.5%

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