Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 34.6% cheaper than Virginia.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.8% less in Portugal
- Groceries
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pay 44.4% less in Portugal
- Transportation
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pay 2.1% more in Portugal
- Housing
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pay 45.3% less in Portugal
- Childcare
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pay 68.5% less in Portugal
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 48.0% less in Portugal
- Clothing
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pay 2.6% less in Portugal
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Portugal.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 35.8% less for restaurants
|
Virginia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.49
|
$11.32
€11.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.13
|
$8.41
€8.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$1.67
€1.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
|
$1.20
€1.17
|
|
pay 44.4% less for groceries
|
Virginia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$1.34
€1.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.98
|
$5.06
€4.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
|
$3.79
€3.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
|
$2.88
€2.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.54
|
$3.25
€3.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.62
|
$0.99
€0.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$0.76
€0.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
|
$1.05
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.68
€0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
|
$0.85
€0.83
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
|
Virginia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
|
$6.79
€6.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$79.15
|
$37.96
€37.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,788.87
|
$31,047.67
€30,277.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.99
|
$10.80
€10.53
|
|
pay 45.3% less for housing
|
Virginia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.48
|
$40.33
€39.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,832.03
|
$900.66
€878.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,500.84
|
$732.72
€714.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.31
|
$91.05
€88.79
|
|
pay 68.5% less for childcare
|
Virginia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,614.20
|
$455.47
€444.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,849.72
|
$10,051.70
€9,802.24
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virginia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.17
|
$2.23
€2.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
|
$1.85
€1.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.03
|
$5.67
€5.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.19
|
$40.99
€39.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
|
$7.85
€7.66
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
|
Virginia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.05
|
$77.92
€75.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.36
|
$33.75
€32.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.16
|
$80.24
€78.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.91
|
$93.85
€91.52
|
|
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