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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Wollongong Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 22.0% cheaper than Wollongong.

Restaurants: pay 14.9% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 24.6% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 29.8% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 28.2% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 62.5% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.8% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 7.0% less in Vila Nova De Gaia

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

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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Wollongong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.9% less for restaurants

	Wollongong	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.06 A$24.42	$13.44 €11.99	-21.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.44 A$14.95	$11.20 €9.99	+7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 A$4.43	$2.02 €1.80	-34.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 A$3.19	$1.55 €1.39	-30.3%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 24.6% less for groceries

	Wollongong	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 A$4.11	$1.65 €1.47	-42.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 A$7.48	$5.90 €5.27	+13.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 A$6.30	$4.24 €3.78	-3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.02 A$5.76	$3.68 €3.29	-8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 A$6.10	$3.44 €3.07	-19.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 A$1.92	$1.06 €0.95	-20.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 A$1.63	$0.74 €0.66	-34.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.53 A$2.19	$0.88 €0.79	-42.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.08 A$2.98	$1.14 €1.02	-45.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.53	$0.79 €0.71	-25.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 A$1.64	$0.92 €0.82	-20.0%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 29.8% more for transportation

	Wollongong	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.26	$8.26 €7.37	+62.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$38.07 €33.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,937.53 A$38,570.34	$33,640.22 €30,027.86	+24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.79 A$24.05	$11.09 €9.90	-34.0%
Average			+29.8%

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pay 28.2% less for housing

	Wollongong	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.13 A$71.78	$36.50 €32.58	-27.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,244.53 A$1,781.97	$895.79 €799.60	-28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,089.62 A$1,560.16	$718.50 €641.34	-34.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.13 A$199.21	$124.10 €110.77	-10.8%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 62.5% less for childcare

	Wollongong	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,167.40 A$3,103.37	$575.48 €513.69	-73.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,280.48 A$29,038.49	$10,749.46 €9,595.16	-47.0%
Average			-62.5%

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pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wollongong	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.96 A$9.97	$2.24 €2.00	-67.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 A$4.98	$1.97 €1.76	-43.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$63.79	$6.61 €5.90	-85.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.49 A$116.69	$115.33 €102.95	+41.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.23 A$18.94	$8.40 €7.50	-36.5%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 7.0% less for clothing

	Wollongong	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.62 A$99.69	$103.58 €92.45	+48.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.12 A$80.36	$33.26 €29.69	-40.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.35 A$166.60	$92.20 €82.30	-20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.08 A$156.18	$116.91 €104.35	+7.2%
Average			-7.0%

Wollongong vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of clothing

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