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Portugal vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Portugal is 70.5% more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants
pay 66.1% more in Portugal
Groceries
pay 31.2% more in Portugal
Transportation
pay 30.9% more in Portugal
Housing
pay 2.6 times more in Portugal
Childcare
pay 39.9% more in Portugal
Entertainment and Sports
pay 37.8% more in Portugal
Clothing
pay 13.3% more in Portugal

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Portugal are more expensive than in Brazil. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Portugal.

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Portugal vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Portugal instead of Brazil, you would:

pay 66.1% more for restaurants

 
Brazil
Portugal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.38
R$32.28
$13.01
€11.58
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.64
R$38.69
$9.54
€8.49
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.24
R$6.29
$1.90
€1.69
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pay 31.2% more for groceries

 
Brazil
Portugal
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.68
R$8.52
$1.56
€1.39
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.73
R$23.94
$5.65
€5.03
Milk (1 gallon) $4.09
R$20.72
$4.09
€3.64
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pay 30.9% more for transportation

 
Brazil
Portugal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.74
R$23.98
$7.95
€7.08
Monthly public transit pass $45.86
R$232.15
$37.81
€33.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,586.89
R$119K
$33,409.36
€29,735.53
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pay 2.6 times more for housing

 
Brazil
Portugal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $20.44
R$103.47
$39.38
€35.05
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $357.22
R$1,808.43
$962.54
€856.70
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $237.92
R$1,204.46
$770.06
€685.38
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pay 39.9% more for childcare

 
Brazil
Portugal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $316.73
R$1,603.45
$491.62
€437.56
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,251.15
R$41,771.44
$10,398.72
€9,255.23
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pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Brazil
Portugal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
R$10.12
$2.77
€2.46
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.02
R$10.23
$2.05
€1.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.46
R$12.44
$6.15
€5.47
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pay 13.3% more for clothing

 
Brazil
Portugal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $54.36
R$275.19
$80.47
€71.62
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $50.01
R$253.16
$37.54
€33.41
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $87.76
R$444.28
$86.61
€77.08
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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