Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 21.4% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.0% less in Portugal
- Groceries
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pay 31.6% less in Portugal
- Transportation
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pay 11.3% less in Portugal
- Housing
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pay 10.8% less in Portugal
- Childcare
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pay 12.4% less in Portugal
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 32.6% less in Portugal
- Clothing
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pay 15.4% less in Portugal
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, childcare, and transportation are lower in Portugal.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Austria, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Portugal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€13.23
|
$11.32
€9.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.14
|
$8.41
€7.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.68
|
$1.67
€1.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.06
|
$1.20
€1.03
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
Austria
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.16
|
$1.34
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.01
|
$5.06
€4.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€4.83
|
$3.79
€3.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.48
|
$2.88
€2.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.21
|
$3.25
€2.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€0.99
|
$0.99
€0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.83
|
$0.61
€0.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.17
|
$0.76
€0.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.62
|
$1.05
€0.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.75
|
$0.68
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.69
|
$0.85
€0.73
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
Austria
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.42
|
$6.79
€5.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€42.04
|
$37.96
€32.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€23,038.86
|
$31,047.67
€26,699.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€17.37
|
$10.80
€9.29
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Austria
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€31.00
|
$40.33
€34.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€717.46
|
$900.66
€774.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€606.06
|
$732.72
€630.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€237.24
|
$91.05
€78.30
|
|
pay 12.4% less for childcare
Austria
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€375.28
|
$455.47
€391.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€12,188.68
|
$10,051.70
€8,643.96
|
|
pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.00
|
$2.23
€1.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.12
|
$1.85
€1.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€5.64
|
$5.67
€4.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€39.47
|
$40.99
€35.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€10.82
|
$7.85
€6.75
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
Austria
|
Portugal
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€73.19
|
$77.92
€67.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€37.75
|
$33.75
€29.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€75.81
|
$80.24
€69.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€102.11
|
$93.85
€80.71
|
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