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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 10.9% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 8.9% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 27.5% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 8.9% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 26.4% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 36.9% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.7% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 45.2% more in Vila Nova De Gaia

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

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.9% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.78	$12.26 €10.45	-31.8%
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	$2.22 €1.89	+10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.57 €1.33	+0.6%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 27.5% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$1.77 €1.51	-35.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.06	$6.13 €5.22	+4.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.92	$4.15 €3.53	-52.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$3.29 €2.80	-6.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.91	$3.37 €2.87	-41.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$1.13 €0.96	-41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.67 €0.57	+11.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$0.91 €0.78	-44.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.14 €0.97	-31.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.52	$0.79 €0.67	-29.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$0.91 €0.78	-37.6%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 8.9% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.58	$7.43 €6.33	+83.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.83	$32.70 €27.86	-66.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	$35,039.69 €29,854.02	+43.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.42	$11.10 €9.45	-25.1%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 26.4% less for housing

	Ottawa	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.80	$39.84 €33.94	-20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	$914.93 €779.52	-37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	$770.87 €656.79	-37.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$163.88	$105.90 €90.22	-11.0%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 36.9% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	$486.99 €414.92	-38.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	$10,161.51 €8,657.67	-35.5%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.93	$3.50 €2.99	-39.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$2.21 €1.88	-41.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.84	$6.60 €5.62	-49.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.46	$41.27 €35.16	-7.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.87	$8.99 €7.66	-16.7%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 45.2% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.79	$113.29 €96.53	+114.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.62	$34.75 €29.61	-10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.02	$93.44 €79.61	+7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.02	$157.68 €134.34	+69.7%
Average			+45.2%

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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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