Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 28.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Portugal instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 22.5% less for restaurants
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United Kingdom
|
Portugal
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.98
|
$10.94
€10.06
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.93
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.65
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.18
|
$1.18
€1.09
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pay 7.3% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Portugal
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.13
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.28
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.45
|
$3.81
€3.50
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.85
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.83
|
$3.25
€2.99
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.93
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.52
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.94
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.09
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$0.86
€0.79
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pay 27.1% less for transportation
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United Kingdom
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.59
|
$6.92
€6.37
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£73.25
|
$38.18
€35.11
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,900.44
|
$32,478.09
€29,866.30
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.14
|
$9.87
€9.07
|
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pay 28.4% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Portugal
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.10
|
$40.03
€36.81
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£947.60
|
$868.97
€799.09
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£754.34
|
$680.04
€625.36
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£181.46
|
$91.68
€84.31
|
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pay 64.5% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Portugal
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,104.15
|
$397.00
€365.08
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,959.86
|
$7,801.09
€7,173.75
|
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pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Portugal
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.19
|
$2.32
€2.13
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.04
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.66
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.91
|
$40.44
€37.19
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.96
|
$7.87
€7.24
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pay 7.2% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Portugal
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£59.30
|
$73.48
€67.57
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.68
|
$33.58
€30.88
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£70.05
|
$79.41
€73.02
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£73.27
|
$97.29
€89.46
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