Cost of living comparison

Canada

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Portugal

Oeiras vs. North Vancouver Cost of Living Summary

Oeiras is 16.9% cheaper than North Vancouver.

Restaurants: pay 5.3% less in Oeiras
Groceries: pay 33.9% less in Oeiras
Transportation: pay 0.3% less in Oeiras
Housing: pay 21.3% less in Oeiras
Childcare: pay 29.7% less in Oeiras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.8% less in Oeiras
Clothing: pay 31.7% more in Oeiras

Expenses including groceries, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Oeiras.

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Oeiras vs. North Vancouver Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oeiras instead of North Vancouver, you would:

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pay 5.3% less for restaurants

	North Vancouver	Oeiras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.04 CA$30.01	$15.68 €13.99	-25.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.12 CA$13.01	$11.20 €9.99	+22.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 CA$3.25	$2.38 €2.12	+4.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 CA$2.45	$1.75 €1.56	+1.8%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 33.9% less for groceries

	North Vancouver	Oeiras
Bread 1 loaf	$2.76 CA$3.94	$1.24 €1.10	-55.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.88 CA$9.81	$7.20 €6.43	+4.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.40 CA$10.56	$3.99 €3.56	-46.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.16 CA$4.51	$3.53 €3.15	+11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.21 CA$8.85	$3.43 €3.06	-44.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.88 CA$2.68	$1.33 €1.19	-28.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 CA$0.92	$0.62 €0.55	-4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.97 CA$2.81	$0.81 €0.72	-58.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 CA$2.61	$1.17 €1.04	-36.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 CA$1.84	$0.81 €0.73	-37.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 CA$1.79	$0.75 €0.67	-40.0%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 0.3% less for transportation

	North Vancouver	Oeiras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.82 CA$6.88	$8.00 €7.14	+65.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$98.37 CA$140.32	$44.79 €39.98	-54.5%
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)	$14.86 CA$21.20	$9.91 €8.85	-33.3%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 21.3% less for housing

	North Vancouver	Oeiras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.60 CA$75.04	$35.09 €31.32	-33.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,788.51 CA$2,551.22	$1,455.66 €1,299.34	-18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,539.52 CA$2,196.05	$1,157.06 €1,032.81	-24.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.03 CA$139.84	$84.04 €75.02	-14.3%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 29.7% less for childcare

	North Vancouver	Oeiras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,040.67 CA$1,484.46	$481.49 €429.78	-53.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,637.54 CA$15,173.92	$11,364.94 €10,144.55	+6.8%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports

	North Vancouver	Oeiras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.73 CA$6.75	$3.36 €3.00	-29.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.14 CA$5.90	$2.52 €2.25	-39.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.03 CA$20.01	$5.82 €5.20	-58.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.33 CA$43.27	$57.48 €51.31	+89.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.92 CA$17.01	$8.40 €7.50	-29.6%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 31.7% more for clothing

	North Vancouver	Oeiras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.12 CA$90.04	$85.85 €76.63	+36.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.41 CA$53.36	$44.79 €39.98	+19.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.66 CA$115.06	$108.24 €96.62	+34.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.88 CA$156.74	$151.16 €134.93	+37.6%
Average			+31.7%

North Vancouver vs. Oeiras - Cost of clothing

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