Cost of living comparison

 Portugal
compared to
 Porto, Portugal
Porto vs. Portugal Cost of Living Summary

Porto is 6.4% more expensive than Portugal overall.

Restaurants
pay 6.1% more in Porto
Groceries
pay 0.1% less in Porto
Transportation
pay 3.4% more in Porto
Housing
pay 14.6% more in Porto
Childcare
pay 5.4% less in Porto
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.9% more in Porto
Clothing
pay 11.3% more in Porto

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Porto are more expensive than in Portugal. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Porto.

Porto vs. Portugal Cost Breakdown

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

pay 6.1% more for restaurants

 
Portugal
Porto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.32
€9.68
$10.72
€9.17
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.41
€7.19
$8.57
€7.34
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.67
€1.43
$2.00
€1.71

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pay 0.1% less for groceries

 
Portugal
Porto
Bread
1 loaf
$1.34
€1.15
$1.43
€1.22
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.06
€4.33
$5.31
€4.54
Milk (1 gallon) $3.79
€3.24
$3.66
€3.13

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pay 3.4% more for transportation

 
Portugal
Porto
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.79
€5.81
$7.24
€6.19
Monthly public transit pass $37.96
€32.48
$42.87
€36.68
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,047.67
€26,561.28
$32,152.89
€27,506.80

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pay 14.6% more for housing

 
Portugal
Porto
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$40.33
€34.51
$40.97
€35.05
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $900.66
€770.51
$1,117.70
€956.19
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $732.72
€626.85
$910.68
€779.09

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pay 5.4% less for childcare

 
Portugal
Porto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $455.47
€389.65
$512.06
€438.07
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,051.70
€8,599.23
$7,732.01
€6,614.73

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pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Portugal
Porto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.23
€1.91
$3.22
€2.75
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.85
€1.58
$2.24
€1.91
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.67
€4.85
$5.89
€5.04

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pay 11.3% more for clothing

 
Portugal
Porto
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$77.92
€66.66
$93.06
€79.62
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.75
€28.87
$35.69
€30.53
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.24
€68.64
$89.95
€76.95

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