Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 85.2% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Portugal instead of China, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
China
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.85
CN¥20.83
|
$11.32
€10.85
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
CN¥36.96
|
$8.41
€8.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.57
|
$1.67
€1.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
|
pay 44.9% more for groceries
|
China
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
CN¥11.61
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
CN¥42.69
|
$5.06
€4.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
CN¥50.05
|
$3.79
€3.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
CN¥11.65
|
$2.88
€2.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
CN¥11.24
|
$3.25
€3.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.56
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.18
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
CN¥4.77
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.82
|
$1.05
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
CN¥2.34
|
$0.68
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.92
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
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pay 89.1% more for transportation
|
China
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.43
|
$6.79
€6.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.47
CN¥163.95
|
$37.96
€36.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,071.53
CN¥139,153.54
|
$31,047.67
€29,767.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.97
CN¥29.00
|
$10.80
€10.36
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
China
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.70
CN¥85.33
|
$40.33
€38.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$328.33
CN¥2,395.63
|
$900.66
€863.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.78
CN¥1,501.45
|
$732.72
€702.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.46
CN¥295.20
|
$91.05
€87.29
|
|
pay 23.0% less for childcare
|
China
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.70
CN¥3,354.14
|
$455.47
€436.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,318.08
CN¥133,656.04
|
$10,051.70
€9,637.30
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CN¥7.96
|
$2.23
€2.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.07
CN¥22.38
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
CN¥23.59
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.41
CN¥302.13
|
$40.99
€39.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
CN¥43.23
|
$7.85
€7.53
|
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pay 25.8% more for clothing
|
China
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.23
CN¥351.87
|
$77.92
€74.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
CN¥231.09
|
$33.75
€32.36
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.53
CN¥529.18
|
$80.24
€76.93
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.53
CN¥551.13
|
$93.85
€89.98
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