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Portugal

Porto vs. Aix-en-provence Cost of Living Summary

Porto is 12.5% cheaper than Aix-en-provence.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% less in Porto
Groceries: pay 18.6% less in Porto
Transportation: pay 1.9% less in Porto
Housing: pay 0.5% more in Porto
Childcare: pay 5.4% more in Porto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.3% less in Porto
Clothing: pay 20.5% less in Porto

The cost of childcare and housing in Porto are more expensive than in Aix-en-provence. Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Porto.

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Porto vs. Aix-en-provence Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Porto instead of Aix-en-provence, you would:

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pay 20.9% less for restaurants

	Aix-en-provence	Porto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.32	$11.68 €10.21	-33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.25	$9.34 €8.17	-33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.45 €2.14	$2.24 €1.96	-8.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 €1.50	$1.57 €1.37	-8.5%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 18.6% less for groceries

	Aix-en-provence	Porto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.75 €1.53	$1.57 €1.37	-10.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 €8.94	$6.16 €5.39	-39.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 €4.37	$4.24 €3.71	-15.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.40 €3.85	$3.29 €2.88	-25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.51 €4.82	$3.37 €2.95	-38.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.89	$1.01 €0.88	-1.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.85	$0.66 €0.58	-32.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.04	$0.86 €0.76	-27.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 €0.98	$1.14 €1.00	+1.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.69	$0.79 €0.69	-1.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.93	$0.91 €0.80	-14.1%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 1.9% less for transportation

	Aix-en-provence	Porto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 €6.77	$7.70 €6.73	-0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.64	$46.72 €40.85	+33.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,703.71 €28,594.65	$35,037.93 €30,635.59	+7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.30 €17.75	$10.63 €9.29	-47.6%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 0.5% more for housing

	Aix-en-provence	Porto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.87 €33.12	$39.84 €34.83	+5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,027.83 €898.69	$1,219.59 €1,066.35	+18.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$883.78 €772.74	$941.08 €822.84	+6.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.72 €129.16	$105.89 €92.59	-28.3%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 5.4% more for childcare

	Aix-en-provence	Porto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.66 €553.17	$486.96 €425.78	-23.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,591.93 €6,638.04	$10,161.00 €8,884.32	+33.8%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Aix-en-provence	Porto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 €6.13	$3.50 €3.06	-50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.45 €3.02	$2.21 €1.93	-36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.85 €11.23	$6.60 €5.77	-48.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.59 €35.49	$47.72 €41.72	+17.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.48 €13.53	$9.34 €8.17	-39.6%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 20.5% less for clothing

	Aix-en-provence	Porto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$136.95 €119.74	$113.29 €99.06	-17.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.24 €56.17	$35.96 €31.44	-44.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.20 €89.36	$98.48 €86.10	-3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.27 €119.14	$112.78 €98.61	-17.2%
Average			-20.5%

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