Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 26.5% cheaper than Central African Republic overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.5% less in Portugal
- Groceries
-
pay 31.6% less in Portugal
- Transportation
-
pay 26.8% less in Portugal
- Housing
-
pay 62.0% less in Portugal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.6% less in Portugal
Expenses including housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Portugal.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 9.5% less for restaurants
|
Central African Republic
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,108
|
$11.32
€10.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,662
|
$8.41
€8.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,277
|
$1.67
€1.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,022
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
|
Central African Republic
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,788
|
$1.34
€1.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,915
|
$5.06
€4.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,634
|
$3.79
€3.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,247
|
$2.88
€2.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,549
|
$3.25
€3.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA463
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA463
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,853
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,390
|
$1.05
€1.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,158
|
$0.68
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,622
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
|
Central African Republic
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,800
|
$6.79
€6.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.96
€36.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,047.67
€29,593.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.80
€10.30
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
|
Central African Republic
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$40.33
€38.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,240,826
|
$900.66
€858.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,501,816
|
$732.72
€698.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$91.05
€86.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Central African Republic
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$455.47
€434.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,051.70
€9,580.81
|
pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Central African Republic
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,788
|
$2.23
€2.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,532
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,554
|
$5.67
€5.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$40.99
€39.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.85
€7.48
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Central African Republic
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$77.92
€74.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.75
€32.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$80.24
€76.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.85
€89.46
|
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