Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 31.6% cheaper than Bahamas.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Bahamas, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
Bahamas
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.50
BSD27.50
|
$10.94
€10.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
BSD8.75
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
BSD1.94
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BSD1.67
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
pay 46.2% less for groceries
Bahamas
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.45
BSD4.45
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
BSD3.95
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.12
BSD13.12
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.72
BSD5.72
|
$2.88
€2.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.53
BSD4.53
|
$3.25
€2.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
BSD1.87
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
BSD1.44
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
BSD2.40
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
BSD2.09
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
BSD1.33
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Bahamas
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.83
BSD5.83
|
$6.92
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
BSD45.00
|
$38.18
€35.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$32,478.09
€29,852.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.85
BSD30.85
|
$9.87
€9.07
|
|
pay 43.7% less for housing
Bahamas
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$81.81
BSD81.81
|
$40.03
€36.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,173.81
BSD1,173.81
|
$868.97
€798.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,257.14
BSD1,257.14
|
$680.04
€625.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.42
BSD190.42
|
$91.68
€84.27
|
|
pay 19.0% less for childcare
Bahamas
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$481.67
BSD481.67
|
$397.00
€364.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,792.86
BSD9,792.86
|
$7,801.09
€7,170.37
|
|
pay 51.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bahamas
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
BSD4.00
|
$2.32
€2.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.99
BSD4.99
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.75
BSD10.75
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.19
BSD80.19
|
$40.44
€37.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$7.87
€7.23
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
Bahamas
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.58
BSD59.58
|
$73.48
€67.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.08
BSD52.08
|
$33.58
€30.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.67
BSD117.67
|
$79.41
€72.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
BSD111.67
|
$97.29
€89.42
|
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