Cost of living comparison
Chaves is 16.7% cheaper than Portugal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.9% less in Chaves
- Groceries
-
pay 4.1% less in Chaves
- Transportation
-
pay 12.1% less in Chaves
- Housing
-
pay 33.7% less in Chaves
- Childcare
-
pay 22.0% less in Chaves
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.2% less in Chaves
- Clothing
-
pay 5.7% less in Chaves
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Chaves.
If you lived in Chaves instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Chaves
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.45
|
$7.50
€6.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€7.76
|
$7.50
€6.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$1.61
€1.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 4.1% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Chaves
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
$1.63
€1.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
$5.49
€5.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.50
|
$3.96
€3.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.66
|
$2.57
€2.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.00
|
$3.40
€3.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.44
€0.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Chaves
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.27
|
$6.71
€6.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€35.05
|
$26.79
€24.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€28,662.93
|
$30,947.16
€28,570.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€9.97
|
$8.90
€8.21
|
|
pay 33.7% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Chaves
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€37.24
|
$41.40
€38.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€831.48
|
$321.53
€296.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€676.44
|
$214.35
€197.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€84.05
|
$88.93
€82.10
|
|
pay 22.0% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Chaves
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€420.49
|
$434.17
€400.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,279.64
|
$6,109.05
€5,639.82
|
|
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Chaves
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.06
|
$2.14
€1.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$1.61
€1.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.23
|
$5.89
€5.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€37.84
|
$29.47
€27.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.25
|
$5.89
€5.44
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Chaves
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€71.93
|
$119.68
€110.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€31.15
|
$21.44
€19.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€74.08
|
$64.31
€59.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€86.64
|
$75.02
€69.26
|
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