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Vila Franca de Xira vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Vila Franca de Xira is 35.5% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 43.2% less in Vila Franca de Xira
Groceries: pay 38.1% less in Vila Franca de Xira
Transportation: pay 31.9% less in Vila Franca de Xira
Housing: pay 38.9% less in Vila Franca de Xira
Childcare: pay 14.5% less in Vila Franca de Xira
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.9% less in Vila Franca de Xira
Clothing: pay 34.1% less in Vila Franca de Xira

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Vila Franca de Xira.

Vila Franca de Xira vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.2% less for restaurants

	Paris	Vila Franca de Xira
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$14.02 €11.94	-20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €11.94	$9.34 €7.96	-33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.62	$1.75 €1.49	-58.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.76	$1.27 €1.08	-61.0%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 38.1% less for groceries

	Paris	Vila Franca de Xira
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.79	$1.10 €0.94	-47.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.87	$6.60 €5.63	-48.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.07	$4.25 €3.62	-28.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.45	$3.50 €2.98	-33.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.69	$3.42 €2.91	-48.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.40	$1.32 €1.12	-19.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.98	$0.67 €0.57	-41.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$0.71 €0.61	-51.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.55	$1.12 €0.95	-38.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$0.83 €0.70	-31.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$1.02 €0.87	-30.3%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 31.9% less for transportation

	Paris	Vila Franca de Xira
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.87	$7.80 €6.65	-3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €88.37	$35.04 €29.85	-66.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,590.42	$35,037.93 €29,852.53	-2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.60	$12.20 €10.40	-55.9%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 38.9% less for housing

	Paris	Vila Franca de Xira
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.02	$39.68 €33.81	+5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,395.11	$798.09 €679.97	-51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,020.87	$545.03 €464.37	-54.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €171.00	$89.31 €76.09	-55.5%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 14.5% less for childcare

	Paris	Vila Franca de Xira
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €680.01	$583.97 €497.54	-26.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,206.98	$14,015.17 €11,941.01	-2.2%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Vila Franca de Xira
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €6.97	$2.92 €2.49	-64.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.20	$2.65 €2.26	-46.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €12.94	$6.07 €5.17	-60.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €36.73	$35.04 €29.85	-18.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €13.93	$8.18 €6.97	-50.0%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 34.1% less for clothing

	Paris	Vila Franca de Xira
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €100.67	$70.08 €59.71	-40.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.11	$42.18 €35.94	-12.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €104.87	$87.59 €74.63	-28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €130.09	$70.08 €59.71	-54.1%
Average			-34.1%

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