Cost of living comparison
Spain is 8.4% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Spain instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 24.5% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.89
|
$12.45
€11.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.40
€1.30
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$5.73
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$3.11
€2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 1.3% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.30
|
$6.67
€6.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.20
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
$24,357.72
€22,619.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.83
|
$14.14
€13.13
|
|
pay 6.3% more for housing
Portugal
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
$40.62
€37.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.76
|
$697.48
€647.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.85
|
$570.67
€529.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
$106.79
€99.17
|
|
pay 5.2% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.98
|
$342.46
€318.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
$7,368.05
€6,842.34
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.37
|
$43.33
€40.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.95
|
$8.42
€7.82
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Spain
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
$73.58
€68.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
$33.02
€30.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
$74.35
€69.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.17
|
$91.35
€84.83
|
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