France is 33.2% more expensive than Portugal.

If you lived in France instead of Portugal, you would:

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pay 46.6% more for restaurants

 
Portugal
France
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.32
€10.85
$15.64
€14.99
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.41
€8.06
$10.86
€10.41
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.67
€1.60
$2.73
€2.62

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pay 42.5% more for groceries

 
Portugal
France
Bread
1 loaf
$1.34
€1.29
$1.71
€1.64
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.06
€4.86
$8.46
€8.11
Milk (1 gallon) $3.79
€3.63
$4.52
€4.33

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pay 25.9% more for transportation

 
Portugal
France
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.79
€6.51
$7.25
€6.95
Monthly public transit pass $37.96
€36.40
$50.39
€48.31
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,047.67
€29,767.67
$31,262.62
€29,973.75

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pay 1.4% less for housing

 
Portugal
France
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$40.33
€38.67
$30.07
€28.83
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $900.66
€863.53
$750.17
€719.24
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $732.72
€702.52
$604.38
€579.47

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pay 21.4% more for childcare

 
Portugal
France
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $455.47
€436.69
$690.26
€661.81
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,051.70
€9,637.30
$9,163.56
€8,785.78

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pay 78.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Portugal
France
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.23
€2.14
$6.20
€5.95
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.85
€1.77
$3.01
€2.89
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.67
€5.44
$11.83
€11.34

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

 
Portugal
France
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$77.92
€74.70
$89.62
€85.93
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.75
€32.36
$37.76
€36.20
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.24
€76.93
$91.52
€87.75

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