Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 4.4% cheaper than Slovenia.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
Slovenia
|
Portugal
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.73
€9.02
|
$9.57
€8.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
€6.36
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.15
|
$1.54
€1.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.57
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Slovenia
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
€1.27
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
€5.36
|
$4.41
€4.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.80
|
$3.12
€2.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 12.1% more for transportation
Slovenia
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.44
|
$7.86
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.59
€35.80
|
$38.99
€36.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,052.15
€22,314.38
|
$28,824.46
€26,741.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.34
€10.52
|
$10.59
€9.82
|
|
pay 8.6% more for housing
Slovenia
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.56
€34.84
|
$39.30
€36.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$495.63
€459.82
|
$706.14
€655.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$404.62
€375.39
|
$551.18
€511.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.05
€162.41
|
$89.45
€82.98
|
|
pay 5.8% less for childcare
Slovenia
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.43
€360.37
|
$353.18
€327.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,174.10
€7,583.52
|
$7,965.43
€7,389.93
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Slovenia
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.81
€2.61
|
$2.08
€1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.97
€40.79
|
$38.08
€35.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
€6.73
|
$7.48
€6.94
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
Slovenia
|
Portugal
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.65
€69.26
|
$76.28
€70.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.55
€35.76
|
$33.29
€30.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.61
€71.08
|
$69.03
€64.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.90
€84.33
|
$82.02
€76.10
|
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