Cost of living comparison
Arizona is 55.5% more expensive than Portugal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.8% more in Arizona
- Groceries
-
pay 60.4% more in Arizona
- Transportation
-
pay 10.0% more in Arizona
- Housing
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pay 88.7% more in Arizona
- Childcare
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pay 77.8% more in Arizona
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 91.9% more in Arizona
- Clothing
-
pay 2.1% more in Arizona
The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Arizona are more expensive than in Portugal. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Arizona.
If you lived in Arizona instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 57.8% more for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Arizona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€11.04
|
$19.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.20
|
$10.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.63
|
$2.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.17
|
$2.10
|
|
pay 60.4% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Arizona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.31
|
$3.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.94
|
$5.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.70
|
$3.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.81
|
$3.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.17
|
$5.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.96
|
$2.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.74
|
$1.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.02
|
$1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.66
|
$1.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.83
|
$1.12
|
|
pay 10.0% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Arizona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.62
|
$3.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€37.02
|
$53.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€30,277.13
|
$31,537.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.53
|
$15.33
|
|
pay 88.7% more for housing
|
Portugal
|
Arizona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€39.33
|
$80.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€878.31
|
$1,573.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€714.54
|
$1,370.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€88.79
|
$175.39
|
|
pay 77.8% more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Arizona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€444.17
|
$1,069.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,802.24
|
$12,135.00
|
|
pay 91.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Arizona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.17
|
$5.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.80
|
$5.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.53
|
$9.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.97
|
$36.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.66
|
$12.21
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Arizona
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€75.98
|
$52.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.91
|
$41.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€78.25
|
$86.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€91.52
|
$103.25
|
|
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