Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 7.1% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Greece, you would:
pay 14.6% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.54
|
$11.32
€10.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.67
|
$8.41
€8.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.97
|
$1.67
€1.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
$1.34
€1.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.00
|
$5.06
€4.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.71
|
$3.79
€3.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.83
|
$2.88
€2.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.02
|
$3.25
€3.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.05
€1.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.68
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
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pay 7.0% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.19
|
$6.79
€6.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.27
|
$37.96
€36.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,963.26
|
$31,047.67
€29,563.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.16
|
$10.80
€10.29
|
|
pay 33.3% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.25
|
$40.33
€38.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€499.30
|
$900.66
€857.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€373.46
|
$732.72
€697.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€167.28
|
$91.05
€86.69
|
|
pay 34.5% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€393.37
|
$455.47
€433.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,029.90
|
$10,051.70
€9,571.23
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.19
|
$2.23
€2.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.32
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.71
|
$5.67
€5.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.39
|
$40.99
€39.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.40
|
$7.85
€7.48
|
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pay 5.2% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.64
|
$77.92
€74.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.02
|
$33.75
€32.13
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.17
|
$80.24
€76.40
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.96
|
$93.85
€89.37
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