Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 18.6% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.2% less in Portugal
- Groceries
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pay 28.3% less in Portugal
- Transportation
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pay 17.6% less in Portugal
- Housing
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pay 10.1% more in Portugal
- Childcare
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pay 12.2% less in Portugal
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 35.2% less in Portugal
- Clothing
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pay 15.5% less in Portugal
Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, clothing, and childcare are lower in Portugal.
If you lived in Portugal instead of France, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€14.44
|
$11.32
€10.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.03
|
$8.41
€7.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.52
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
|
France
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.58
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.81
|
$5.06
€4.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.17
|
$3.79
€3.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.50
|
$2.88
€2.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.37
|
$3.25
€3.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.36
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
|
France
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.70
|
$6.79
€6.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€46.52
|
$37.96
€35.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€28,861.37
|
$31,047.67
€28,662.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€16.30
|
$10.80
€9.97
|
|
pay 10.1% more for housing
|
France
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€27.76
|
$40.33
€37.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€692.55
|
$900.66
€831.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€557.96
|
$732.72
€676.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€129.34
|
$91.05
€84.05
|
|
pay 12.2% less for childcare
|
France
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€637.24
|
$455.47
€420.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,459.72
|
$10,051.70
€9,279.64
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.73
|
$2.23
€2.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.78
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€10.92
|
$5.67
€5.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€33.16
|
$40.99
€37.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.17
|
$7.85
€7.25
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
|
France
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€82.74
|
$77.92
€71.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€34.86
|
$33.75
€31.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€84.49
|
$80.24
€74.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€117.15
|
$93.85
€86.64
|
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