Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 36.7% more expensive than Hungary overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.2% more in Portugal
- Groceries
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pay 16.5% more in Portugal
- Transportation
-
pay 28.0% more in Portugal
- Housing
-
pay 92.6% more in Portugal
- Childcare
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pay 53.5% more in Portugal
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 15.7% more in Portugal
- Clothing
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pay 21.5% more in Portugal
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Portugal are more expensive than in Hungary. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Portugal.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 29.2% more for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,331.13
|
$11.32
€10.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,761.47
|
$8.41
€7.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF449.08
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF319.12
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF517.65
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,627.34
|
$5.06
€4.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,428.94
|
$3.79
€3.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF969.83
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF848.72
|
$3.25
€2.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF246.90
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF275.13
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF271.19
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF464.10
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF181.27
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF198.50
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 28.0% more for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,242.91
|
$6.79
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF7,629.12
|
$37.96
€34.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF9,430,796.11
|
$31,047.67
€28,548.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,361.15
|
$10.80
€9.93
|
|
pay 92.6% more for housing
|
Hungary
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,361.54
|
$40.33
€37.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF155,633.67
|
$900.66
€828.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF118,883.33
|
$732.72
€673.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF37,408.54
|
$91.05
€83.72
|
|
pay 53.5% more for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF100,701.28
|
$455.47
€418.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,690,759.36
|
$10,051.70
€9,242.52
|
|
pay 15.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF583.10
|
$2.23
€2.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF686.13
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,076.79
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF16,045.63
|
$40.99
€37.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,354.16
|
$7.85
€7.22
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF24,321.85
|
$77.92
€71.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,122.34
|
$33.75
€31.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF24,550.71
|
$80.24
€73.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF28,704.73
|
$93.85
€86.30
|
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