Cost of living comparison
Ohio is 45.1% more expensive than Portugal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.2% more in Ohio
- Groceries
-
pay 64.7% more in Ohio
- Transportation
-
pay 16.2% more in Ohio
- Housing
-
pay 38.5% more in Ohio
- Childcare
-
pay 89.4% more in Ohio
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 72.4% more in Ohio
- Clothing
-
pay 0.6% less in Ohio
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Ohio are more expensive than in Portugal. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ohio.
If you lived in Ohio instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 35.2% more for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€11.04
|
$16.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.20
|
$9.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.63
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.17
|
$1.65
|
|
pay 64.7% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.31
|
$2.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.94
|
$5.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.70
|
$3.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.81
|
$2.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.17
|
$4.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.96
|
$2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.74
|
$2.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.02
|
$2.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.66
|
$1.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.83
|
$1.40
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.62
|
$3.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€37.02
|
$61.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€30,277.13
|
$32,661.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.53
|
$16.08
|
|
pay 38.5% more for housing
|
Portugal
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€39.33
|
$59.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€878.31
|
$1,081.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€714.54
|
$827.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€88.79
|
$158.96
|
|
pay 89.4% more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€444.17
|
$947.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,802.24
|
$17,164.21
|
|
pay 72.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.17
|
$4.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.80
|
$4.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.53
|
$9.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.97
|
$36.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.66
|
$11.25
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€75.98
|
$48.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.91
|
$44.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€78.25
|
$80.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€91.52
|
$98.19
|
|
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