Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 17.7% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Norway, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK206.37
|
$11.32
€10.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK135.57
|
$8.41
€8.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK32.07
|
$1.67
€1.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK30.11
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
Norway
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK33.75
|
$1.34
€1.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK56.80
|
$5.06
€4.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK82.61
|
$3.79
€3.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.33
|
$2.88
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK66.02
|
$3.25
€3.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.66
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.96
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.38
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.26
|
$1.05
€1.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.64
|
$0.68
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.73
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
pay 27.3% less for transportation
Norway
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK81.59
|
$6.79
€6.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK749.79
|
$37.96
€36.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK361,489.53
|
$31,047.67
€29,563.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK261.84
|
$10.80
€10.29
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
Norway
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK590.19
|
$40.33
€38.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,478.97
|
$900.66
€857.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,956.22
|
$732.72
€697.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,650.62
|
$91.05
€86.69
|
|
pay 65.9% more for childcare
Norway
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,032.65
|
$455.47
€433.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK68,116.43
|
$10,051.70
€9,571.23
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK98.37
|
$2.23
€2.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK51.68
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK147.64
|
$5.67
€5.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK481.45
|
$40.99
€39.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK151.02
|
$7.85
€7.48
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
Norway
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK978.05
|
$77.92
€74.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK446.91
|
$33.75
€32.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,120.15
|
$80.24
€76.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,404.57
|
$93.85
€89.37
|
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