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Vila Franca de Xira vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Vila Franca de Xira is 16.7% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% less in Vila Franca de Xira
Groceries: pay 27.4% less in Vila Franca de Xira
Transportation: pay 13.6% more in Vila Franca de Xira
Housing: pay 36.5% less in Vila Franca de Xira
Childcare: pay 18.4% less in Vila Franca de Xira
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.5% less in Vila Franca de Xira
Clothing: pay 4.3% more in Vila Franca de Xira

The cost of transportation and clothing in Vila Franca de Xira are more expensive than in Ottawa. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Vila Franca de Xira.

Vila Franca de Xira vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vila Franca de Xira instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 17.1% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Vila Franca de Xira
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.78	$14.02 €11.94	-22.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.17	$9.34 €7.96	-15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$1.75 €1.49	-12.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.27 €1.08	-18.8%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 27.4% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Vila Franca de Xira
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$1.10 €0.94	-59.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.06	$6.60 €5.63	+12.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.92	$4.25 €3.62	-50.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$3.50 €2.98	-0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.91	$3.42 €2.91	-40.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$1.32 €1.12	-30.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.67 €0.57	+12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$0.71 €0.61	-56.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.12 €0.95	-32.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.52	$0.83 €0.70	-25.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$1.02 €0.87	-29.9%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 13.6% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Vila Franca de Xira
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.58	$7.80 €6.65	+92.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.83	$35.04 €29.85	-63.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	$35,037.93 €29,852.53	+43.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.42	$12.20 €10.40	-17.6%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 36.5% less for housing

	Ottawa	Vila Franca de Xira
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.80	$39.68 €33.81	-20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	$798.09 €679.97	-45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	$545.03 €464.37	-55.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$163.88	$89.31 €76.09	-24.9%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 18.4% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Vila Franca de Xira
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	$583.97 €497.54	-25.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	$14,015.17 €11,941.01	-11.0%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Vila Franca de Xira
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.93	$2.92 €2.49	-49.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$2.65 €2.26	-29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.84	$6.07 €5.17	-53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.46	$35.04 €29.85	-21.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.87	$8.18 €6.97	-24.2%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 4.3% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Vila Franca de Xira
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.79	$70.08 €59.71	+32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.62	$42.18 €35.94	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.02	$87.59 €74.63	+0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.02	$70.08 €59.71	-24.6%
Average			+4.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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