Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 22.1% cheaper than Alabama.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Alabama, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
Alabama
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.44
|
$9.57
€8.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.87
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
|
$1.54
€1.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
Alabama
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
|
$4.41
€4.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$3.12
€2.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.04
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
Alabama
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$7.86
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.00
|
$38.99
€36.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,359.72
|
$28,824.46
€26,741.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
|
$10.59
€9.82
|
|
pay 31.5% less for housing
Alabama
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.65
|
$39.30
€36.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.09
|
$706.14
€655.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$719.33
|
$551.18
€511.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.47
|
$89.45
€82.98
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
Alabama
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$886.04
|
$353.18
€327.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,933.33
|
$7,965.43
€7,389.93
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
Alabama
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.56
|
$2.08
€1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.63
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.93
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.01
|
$38.08
€35.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.42
|
$7.48
€6.94
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
Alabama
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.87
|
$76.28
€70.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.78
|
$33.29
€30.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.92
|
$69.03
€64.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.04
|
$82.02
€76.10
|
|
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