Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 29.7% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 40.7% less in Portugal
- Groceries
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pay 22.0% less in Portugal
- Transportation
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pay 32.1% less in Portugal
- Housing
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pay 29.6% less in Portugal
- Childcare
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pay 30.4% less in Portugal
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 39.6% less in Portugal
- Clothing
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pay 13.4% less in Portugal
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, housing, and groceries are lower in Portugal.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 40.7% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€16.48
|
$11.32
€9.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€10.74
|
$8.41
€7.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.59
|
$1.67
€1.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.05
|
$1.20
€1.05
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.57
|
$1.34
€1.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.45
|
$5.06
€4.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.87
|
$3.79
€3.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€3.89
|
$2.88
€2.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.05
|
$3.25
€2.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.76
|
$0.99
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$0.61
€0.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.71
|
$0.76
€0.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.45
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$0.68
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.77
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€6.86
|
$6.79
€5.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€84.31
|
$37.96
€33.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€28,084.26
|
$31,047.67
€27,300.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€20.00
|
$10.80
€9.50
|
|
pay 29.6% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€37.91
|
$40.33
€35.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,133.59
|
$900.66
€791.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€924.93
|
$732.72
€644.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€165.10
|
$91.05
€80.06
|
|
pay 30.4% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,431.50
|
$455.47
€400.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€7,958.71
|
$10,051.70
€8,838.67
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.88
|
$2.23
€1.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.17
|
$1.85
€1.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.13
|
$5.67
€4.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€34.28
|
$40.99
€36.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€12.26
|
$7.85
€6.90
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€74.17
|
$77.92
€68.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€33.64
|
$33.75
€29.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€81.42
|
$80.24
€70.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€104.23
|
$93.85
€82.53
|
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