Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 30.7% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Portugal instead of United States, you would:
pay 32.7% less for restaurants
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United States
|
Portugal
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$11.32
€10.56
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$8.41
€7.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
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pay 38.2% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Portugal
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$5.06
€4.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$2.88
€2.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$3.25
€3.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.85
€0.79
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pay 1.3% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$6.79
€6.33
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$37.96
€35.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$31,047.67
€28,966.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$10.80
€10.08
|
|
pay 43.2% less for housing
|
United States
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$40.33
€37.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$900.66
€840.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$732.72
€683.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$91.05
€84.94
|
|
pay 60.6% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$455.47
€424.94
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$10,051.70
€9,377.90
|
|
pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$2.23
€2.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$5.67
€5.29
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$40.99
€38.24
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$7.85
€7.33
|
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pay 4.0% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Portugal
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$77.92
€72.69
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$33.75
€31.48
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$80.24
€74.86
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$93.85
€87.56
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