Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 14.9% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
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Estonia
|
Portugal
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.54
€12.04
|
$11.32
€10.86
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
€8.33
|
$8.41
€8.07
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$1.67
€1.60
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.70
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
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pay 15.5% more for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
€1.06
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
€4.86
|
$5.06
€4.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.88
|
$3.79
€3.64
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.37
|
$2.88
€2.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
€3.36
|
$3.25
€3.12
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.60
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.19
|
$1.05
€1.01
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$0.68
€0.65
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.44
|
$0.85
€0.82
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pay 25.6% more for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
€6.59
|
$6.79
€6.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.40
€21.50
|
$37.96
€36.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,622.60
€25,554.42
|
$31,047.67
€29,801.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.20
€8.83
|
$10.80
€10.37
|
|
pay 43.7% more for housing
|
Estonia
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.99
€26.87
|
$40.33
€38.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$484.69
€465.25
|
$900.66
€864.52
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$364.00
€349.39
|
$732.72
€703.33
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.88
€200.50
|
$91.05
€87.39
|
|
pay 65.7% more for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.59
€221.34
|
$455.47
€437.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,509.99
€7,208.67
|
$10,051.70
€9,648.40
|
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pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€4.02
|
$2.23
€2.14
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.24
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.81
€5.58
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.35
€43.53
|
$40.99
€39.34
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.77
€8.42
|
$7.85
€7.54
|
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pay 7.8% less for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.44
€97.37
|
$77.92
€74.79
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
€33.05
|
$33.75
€32.39
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.18
€77.93
|
$80.24
€77.02
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.56
€94.61
|
$93.85
€90.09
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