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Ottawa vs. Vila Franca de Xira Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 36.8% more expensive than Vila Franca de Xira.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 54.2% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 30.1% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 66.6% more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 23.7% more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.2% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 0.1% less in Ottawa

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

Ottawa vs. Vila Franca de Xira Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.9% more for restaurants

	Vila Franca de Xira	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.02 €12.04	$17.99 CA$24.87	+28.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 €8.02	$11.01 CA$15.22	+17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 €1.50	$2.00 CA$2.77	+14.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 €1.09	$1.56 CA$2.15	+23.1%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 54.2% more for groceries

	Vila Franca de Xira	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 €0.95	$2.73 CA$3.77	+147.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.60 €5.67	$5.85 CA$8.09	-11.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.25 €3.65	$8.65 CA$11.97	+103.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 €3.01	$3.52 CA$4.86	+0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 €2.94	$5.74 CA$7.94	+67.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.13	$1.91 CA$2.64	+44.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.58	$0.60 CA$0.83	-10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.61	$1.63 CA$2.25	+128.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 €0.96	$1.67 CA$2.30	+48.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.71	$1.11 CA$1.53	+34.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.88	$1.46 CA$2.02	+42.7%
Average			+54.2%

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pay 30.1% more for transportation

	Vila Franca de Xira	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 €6.70	$4.05 CA$5.60	-48.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.09	$97.12 CA$134.31	+177.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,037.93 €30,090.96	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	-30.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.20 €10.48	$14.82 CA$20.49	+21.4%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 66.6% more for housing

	Vila Franca de Xira	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.68 €34.08	$49.93 CA$69.04	+25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$798.09 €685.41	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	+82.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$545.03 €468.08	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	+125.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.31 €76.70	$118.93 CA$164.46	+33.2%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 23.7% more for childcare

	Vila Franca de Xira	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$583.97 €501.52	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	+35.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,015.17 €12,036.38	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	+12.4%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Vila Franca de Xira	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 €2.51	$5.76 CA$7.96	+97.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 €2.27	$3.74 CA$5.18	+41.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.07 €5.22	$12.95 CA$17.91	+113.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.04 €30.09	$44.60 CA$61.68	+27.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.18 €7.02	$10.79 CA$14.92	+32.0%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 0.1% less for clothing

	Vila Franca de Xira	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.08 €60.18	$52.82 CA$73.05	-24.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 €36.22	$38.91 CA$53.81	-7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.59 €75.23	$87.10 CA$120.44	-0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.08 €60.18	$92.91 CA$128.48	+32.6%
Average			-0.1%

Vila Franca de Xira vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing

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