Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 16.3% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 5.6% less for restaurants
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Estonia
|
Portugal
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.28
|
$10.94
€10.06
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
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pay 21.1% more for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.63
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$3.25
€2.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.39
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
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pay 21.1% more for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.49
|
$6.92
€6.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.00
|
$38.18
€35.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,544.60
|
$32,478.09
€29,866.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.63
|
$9.87
€9.07
|
|
pay 47.4% more for housing
|
Estonia
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€22.99
|
$40.03
€36.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€418.14
|
$868.97
€799.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€321.70
|
$680.04
€625.36
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€191.25
|
$91.68
€84.31
|
|
pay 52.6% more for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€184.23
|
$397.00
€365.08
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,707.05
|
$7,801.09
€7,173.75
|
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pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.69
|
$2.32
€2.13
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.81
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€41.87
|
$40.44
€37.19
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.03
|
$7.87
€7.24
|
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pay 1.8% less for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Portugal
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€81.32
|
$73.48
€67.57
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.43
|
$33.58
€30.88
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.19
|
$79.41
€73.02
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.15
|
$97.29
€89.46
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