Cost of living comparison
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Portugal vs. Finland Cost of Living Summary
Portugal is 9.4% cheaper than Finland overall.
Portugal vs. Finland Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Portugal instead of Finland, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.96
€14.20
|
$13.01
€11.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.89
€10.58
|
$9.54
€8.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.49
|
$1.90
€1.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€1.95
|
$1.44
€1.28
|
|
Finland vs. Portugal - Cost of restaurants
pay 13.2% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
€2.27
|
$1.56
€1.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
€3.72
|
$5.65
€5.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.89
€4.36
|
$4.09
€3.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
€2.88
|
$3.28
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.94
€5.28
|
$3.42
€3.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.95
|
$1.02
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.82
|
$0.65
€0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.95
|
$0.83
€0.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.56
|
$1.09
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.50
|
$0.79
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.69
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
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Finland vs. Portugal - Cost of groceries
pay 20.3% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.37
€7.45
|
$7.95
€7.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$69.28
€61.66
|
$37.81
€33.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,392.23
€31,500.36
|
$33,409.36
€29,735.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.22
€17.11
|
$12.87
€11.46
|
|
Finland vs. Portugal - Cost of transportation
pay 14.6% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
€20.89
|
$39.38
€35.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.17
€722.86
|
$962.54
€856.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$648.17
€576.89
|
$770.06
€685.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.50
€100.13
|
$94.27
€83.91
|
|
Finland vs. Portugal - Cost of housing
pay 5.7% more for childcare
|
Finland
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.69
€305.90
|
$491.62
€437.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,310.70
€11,847.00
|
$10,398.72
€9,255.23
|
|
Finland vs. Portugal - Cost of childcare
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.23
|
$2.77
€2.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
€4.19
|
$2.05
€1.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.52
€11.14
|
$6.15
€5.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
€38.85
|
$43.95
€39.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.16
€15.27
|
$8.25
€7.34
|
|
Finland vs. Portugal - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 15.1% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.56
€81.49
|
$80.47
€71.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€35.92
|
$37.54
€33.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.65
€86.91
|
$86.61
€77.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.74
€130.61
|
$105.16
€93.60
|
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Finland vs. Portugal - Cost of clothing
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