Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 84.0% more expensive than Colombia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Portugal
- Groceries
-
pay 49.5% more in Portugal
- Transportation
-
pay 46.4% more in Portugal
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Portugal
- Childcare
-
pay 2.3 times more in Portugal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 98.6% more in Portugal
- Clothing
-
pay 18.0% more in Portugal
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Portugal are more expensive than in Colombia. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Portugal.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP17,454.81
|
$11.32
€10.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP27,502.96
|
$8.41
€8.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,258.96
|
$1.67
€1.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,473.55
|
$1.20
€1.16
|
|
pay 49.5% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,282.40
|
$1.34
€1.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP8,990.98
|
$5.06
€4.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP16,121.19
|
$3.79
€3.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP8,394.61
|
$2.88
€2.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,092.30
|
$3.25
€3.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,450.99
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,889.29
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,292.36
|
$0.76
€0.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,900.17
|
$1.05
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,078.95
|
$0.68
€0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,881.43
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
pay 46.4% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP12,686.31
|
$6.79
€6.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP142,515.71
|
$37.96
€36.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP73,286,142.17
|
$31,047.67
€30,061.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP58,561.25
|
$10.80
€10.46
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP95,025.66
|
$40.33
€39.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,131,559.07
|
$900.66
€872.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP979,768.39
|
$732.72
€709.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP275,826.51
|
$91.05
€88.15
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP791,947.66
|
$455.47
€441.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP18,129,488.80
|
$10,051.70
€9,732.48
|
|
pay 98.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP4,793.06
|
$2.23
€2.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP5,833.02
|
$1.85
€1.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP8,692.53
|
$5.67
€5.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP93,272.85
|
$40.99
€39.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP15,177.55
|
$7.85
€7.60
|
|
pay 18.0% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP216,083.97
|
$77.92
€75.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP158,779.81
|
$33.75
€32.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP338,973.33
|
$80.24
€77.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP286,972.40
|
$93.85
€90.87
|
|
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