Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 23.3% cheaper than Ireland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.0% less in Portugal
- Groceries
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pay 15.5% less in Portugal
- Transportation
-
pay 34.5% less in Portugal
- Housing
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pay 32.9% less in Portugal
- Childcare
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pay 2.9% less in Portugal
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 48.4% less in Portugal
- Clothing
-
pay 3.9% less in Portugal
Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Portugal.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 25.0% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€15.23
|
$11.32
€9.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.38
|
$8.41
€7.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€1.85
|
$1.67
€1.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.42
|
$1.20
€1.03
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.53
|
$1.34
€1.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.54
|
$5.06
€4.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.34
|
$3.79
€3.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.19
|
$2.88
€2.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€3.85
|
$3.25
€2.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.05
|
$0.99
€0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.78
|
$0.61
€0.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.07
|
$0.76
€0.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.36
|
$1.05
€0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.69
|
$0.68
€0.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.50
|
$0.85
€0.73
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.12
|
$6.79
€5.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€102.74
|
$37.96
€32.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€32,629.38
|
$31,047.67
€26,699.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€17.61
|
$10.80
€9.29
|
|
pay 32.9% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€40.35
|
$40.33
€34.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,209.74
|
$900.66
€774.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,021.46
|
$732.72
€630.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€137.48
|
$91.05
€78.30
|
|
pay 2.9% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€856.77
|
$455.47
€391.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€5,823.25
|
$10,051.70
€8,643.96
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.10
|
$2.23
€1.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.27
|
$1.85
€1.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€14.14
|
$5.67
€4.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€47.90
|
$40.99
€35.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€10.57
|
$7.85
€6.75
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€67.03
|
$77.92
€67.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€32.53
|
$33.75
€29.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€73.64
|
$80.24
€69.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€76.63
|
$93.85
€80.71
|
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