Cost of living comparison
France is 39.7% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in France instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 50.2% more for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€10.06
|
$15.92
€14.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.54
|
$2.77
€2.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
pay 44.2% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$9.16
€8.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.50
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 31.8% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.37
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€35.11
|
$51.68
€47.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€29,866.30
|
$31,564.23
€29,025.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€9.07
|
$18.46
€16.97
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
|
Portugal
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€36.81
|
$30.98
€28.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€799.09
|
$779.01
€716.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€625.36
|
$611.60
€562.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€84.31
|
$139.72
€128.49
|
|
pay 52.2% more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€365.08
|
$707.64
€650.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€7,173.75
|
$9,850.44
€9,058.30
|
|
pay 76.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.13
|
$6.18
€5.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.65
|
$3.05
€2.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€37.19
|
$34.96
€32.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$11.84
€10.89
|
|
pay 21.2% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€67.57
|
$92.28
€84.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€30.88
|
$37.39
€34.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€73.02
|
$93.47
€85.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€89.46
|
$126.59
€116.41
|
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