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Viana do Castelo vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Viana do Castelo is 21.1% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 21.0% less in Viana do Castelo
Groceries: pay 36.9% less in Viana do Castelo
Transportation: pay 20.2% more in Viana do Castelo
Housing: pay 42.9% less in Viana do Castelo
Childcare: pay 34.8% less in Viana do Castelo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.2% less in Viana do Castelo
Clothing: pay 3.0% more in Viana do Castelo

The cost of transportation and clothing in Viana do Castelo are more expensive than in Ottawa. Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Viana do Castelo.

Viana do Castelo vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Viana do Castelo instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 21.0% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Viana do Castelo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.87	$9.34 €8.02	-48.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.22	$9.34 €8.02	-15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.77	$1.90 €1.63	-5.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.31 €1.13	-15.6%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 36.9% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Viana do Castelo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$1.02 €0.88	-62.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.09	$5.20 €4.46	-11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.97	$3.87 €3.32	-55.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$2.90 €2.49	-17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$3.71 €3.18	-35.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$0.94 €0.80	-51.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.64 €0.55	+6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$0.77 €0.66	-52.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.05 €0.90	-37.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.61 €0.53	-44.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$0.80 €0.69	-44.9%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 20.2% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Viana do Castelo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$7.39 €6.35	+82.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.31	$58.40 €50.15	-39.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$33,871.70 €29,089.39	+38.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.49	$14.79 €12.70	-0.2%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 42.9% less for housing

	Ottawa	Viana do Castelo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.04	$36.11 €31.01	-27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	$738.75 €634.45	-49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	$607.35 €521.60	-50.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$66.64 €57.23	-44.0%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 34.8% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Viana do Castelo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	$467.20 €401.23	-40.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	$11,212.70 €9,629.59	-28.8%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Viana do Castelo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$1.61 €1.38	-72.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$1.58 €1.35	-57.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$6.10 €5.24	-52.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.68	$57.23 €49.15	+28.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.92	$8.47 €7.27	-21.5%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 3.0% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Viana do Castelo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$74.46 €63.95	+41.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.81	$34.75 €29.84	-10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.44	$75.92 €65.20	-12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.48	$87.60 €75.23	-5.7%
Average			+3.0%

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