Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 71.1% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 74.5% more for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL27.56
|
$11.32
€10.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL22.20
|
$8.41
€8.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.34
|
$1.67
€1.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.22
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
|
pay 52.4% more for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.70
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL11.20
|
$5.06
€4.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.93
|
$3.79
€3.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.46
|
$2.88
€2.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.36
|
$3.25
€3.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.50
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.08
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL2.00
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.91
|
$1.05
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.81
|
$0.68
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.92
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
pay 91.8% more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.58
|
$6.79
€6.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL37.57
|
$37.96
€36.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL57,595.04
|
$31,047.67
€29,767.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.77
|
$10.80
€10.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Georgia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL44.38
|
$40.33
€38.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,325.89
|
$900.66
€863.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL909.10
|
$732.72
€702.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL151.64
|
$91.05
€87.29
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL560.81
|
$455.47
€436.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,781.52
|
$10,051.70
€9,637.30
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.34
|
$2.23
€2.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.89
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL8.21
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL111.67
|
$40.99
€39.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.72
|
$7.85
€7.53
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL174.11
|
$77.92
€74.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL116.04
|
$33.75
€32.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL280.91
|
$80.24
€76.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL290.07
|
$93.85
€89.98
|
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