Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 74.7% more expensive than Brazil overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 82.5% more in Portugal
- Groceries
-
pay 45.3% more in Portugal
- Transportation
-
pay 47.2% more in Portugal
- Housing
-
pay 2.7 times more in Portugal
- Childcare
-
pay 63.4% more in Portugal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 75.3% more in Portugal
- Clothing
-
pay 36.6% more in Portugal
The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Portugal are more expensive than in Brazil. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Portugal.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 82.5% more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$29.76
|
$11.32
€10.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.98
|
$8.41
€7.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.76
|
$1.67
€1.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.53
|
$1.20
€1.09
|
|
pay 45.3% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.93
|
$1.34
€1.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.23
|
$5.06
€4.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$20.10
|
$3.79
€3.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.92
|
$2.88
€2.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.91
|
$3.25
€2.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.74
|
$0.99
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.08
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.65
|
$0.76
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.68
|
$1.05
€0.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.86
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.69
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 47.2% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.42
|
$6.79
€6.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$230.67
|
$37.96
€34.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$112,565.03
|
$31,047.67
€28,329.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$43.19
|
$10.80
€9.86
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$103.96
|
$40.33
€36.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,671.75
|
$900.66
€821.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,170.76
|
$732.72
€668.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$288.17
|
$91.05
€83.07
|
|
pay 63.4% more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,513.60
|
$455.47
€415.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,909.19
|
$10,051.70
€9,171.54
|
|
pay 75.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.07
|
$2.23
€2.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.07
|
$1.85
€1.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.34
|
$5.67
€5.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$127.69
|
$40.99
€37.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$34.11
|
$7.85
€7.16
|
|
pay 36.6% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$252.01
|
$77.92
€71.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$231.81
|
$33.75
€30.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$408.38
|
$80.24
€73.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$330.71
|
$93.85
€85.63
|
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