Cost of living comparison
Kansas is 46.2% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Kansas instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 28.3% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Kansas
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.86
|
$14.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.07
|
$9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.15
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 61.6% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
$3.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.86
|
$5.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.64
|
$3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.77
|
$3.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.12
|
$4.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$2.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$2.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.65
|
$1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$1.03
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Portugal
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.52
|
$3.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.44
|
$45.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,801.94
|
$26,699.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.37
|
$16.26
|
pay 41.8% more for housing
Portugal
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.72
|
$60.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€864.52
|
$974.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€703.33
|
$974.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€87.39
|
$159.16
|
|
pay 71.5% more for childcare
Portugal
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€437.19
|
$790.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,648.40
|
$17,028.38
|
|
pay 77.6% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.14
|
$4.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$4.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
$8.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.34
|
$57.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.54
|
$11.71
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€74.79
|
$43.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.39
|
$40.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€77.02
|
$86.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€90.09
|
$97.71
|
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