Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 2.5% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Spain, you would:
pay 16.4% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
$10.94
€10.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$3.25
€2.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
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pay 5.3% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$6.92
€6.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.60
|
$38.18
€35.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
$32,478.09
€29,866.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.23
|
$9.87
€9.07
|
|
pay 2.9% more for housing
|
Spain
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
$40.03
€36.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.81
|
$868.97
€799.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.80
|
$680.04
€625.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
$91.68
€84.31
|
|
pay 4.8% more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.49
|
$397.00
€365.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
$7,801.09
€7,173.75
|
|
pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$2.32
€2.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.57
|
$40.44
€37.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$7.87
€7.24
|
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pay 4.7% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
$73.48
€67.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
$33.58
€30.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
$79.41
€73.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.57
|
$97.29
€89.46
|
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