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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Whitby Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 26.0% cheaper than Whitby.

Restaurants: pay 9.7% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 32.4% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 11.9% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 44.7% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 41.0% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 2.8% less in Vila Nova De Gaia

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

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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Whitby Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.7% more for restaurants

	Whitby	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.03 CA$20.01	$13.44 €11.99	-4.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 CA$12.01	$11.20 €9.99	+33.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 CA$2.83	$2.02 €1.80	+1.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 CA$2.00	$1.55 €1.39	+10.8%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 32.4% less for groceries

	Whitby	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.79 CA$3.99	$1.65 €1.47	-40.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 CA$6.53	$5.90 €5.27	+28.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.76 CA$13.92	$4.24 €3.78	-56.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.19 CA$5.98	$3.68 €3.29	-12.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.75 CA$6.78	$3.44 €3.07	-27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.92 CA$2.74	$1.06 €0.95	-44.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 CA$1.16	$0.74 €0.66	-9.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 CA$2.21	$0.88 €0.79	-43.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.39	$1.14 €1.02	-31.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 CA$2.19	$0.79 €0.71	-48.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 CA$2.05	$0.92 €0.82	-36.3%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 11.9% more for transportation

	Whitby	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 CA$6.04	$8.26 €7.37	+94.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$84.17 CA$120.06	$38.07 €33.98	-54.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$39,598.93	$33,640.22 €30,027.86	+21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.12 CA$13.01	$11.09 €9.90	+21.6%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 44.7% less for housing

	Whitby	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.60 CA$75.04	$36.50 €32.58	-30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,753.44 CA$2,501.20	$895.79 €799.60	-48.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,648.23 CA$2,351.12	$718.50 €641.34	-56.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.92 CA$148.23	$124.10 €110.77	+19.4%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 41.0% less for childcare

	Whitby	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,028.69 CA$1,467.37	$575.48 €513.69	-44.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,271.39 CA$24,636.78	$10,749.46 €9,595.16	-37.8%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Whitby	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 CA$8.00	$2.24 €2.00	-60.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.45 CA$4.92	$1.97 €1.76	-42.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.03 CA$20.01	$6.61 €5.90	-52.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.34 CA$67.53	$115.33 €102.95	+143.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.12 CA$13.01	$8.40 €7.50	-7.9%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 2.8% less for clothing

	Whitby	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.11 CA$80.04	$103.58 €92.45	+84.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.64 CA$79.37	$33.26 €29.69	-40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.45 CA$147.57	$92.20 €82.30	-10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$128.59 CA$183.42	$116.91 €104.35	-9.1%
Average			-2.8%

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