Cost of living comparison
compared to
Portugal vs. Florida Cost of Living Summary
Portugal is 34.5% cheaper than Florida.
Portugal vs. Florida Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Portugal instead of Florida, you would:
pay 31.6% less for restaurants
|
Florida
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.12
|
$13.01
€11.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.51
|
$9.54
€8.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
|
$1.90
€1.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$1.44
€1.29
|
|
Florida vs. Portugal - Cost of restaurants
pay 37.3% less for groceries
|
Florida
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
|
$1.56
€1.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
|
$5.65
€5.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
|
$4.09
€3.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.08
|
$3.28
€2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
|
$3.42
€3.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$1.02
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
|
$0.65
€0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
|
$0.83
€0.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$1.09
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$0.79
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
Florida vs. Portugal - Cost of groceries
pay 11.1% more for transportation
|
Florida
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
|
$7.95
€7.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$61.90
|
$37.81
€33.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,017.93
|
$33,409.36
€29,831.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.97
|
$12.87
€11.49
|
|
Florida vs. Portugal - Cost of transportation
pay 48.1% less for housing
|
Florida
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.00
|
$39.38
€35.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,897.60
|
$962.54
€859.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,578.21
|
$770.06
€687.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.96
|
$94.27
€84.18
|
|
Florida vs. Portugal - Cost of housing
pay 55.0% less for childcare
|
Florida
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,132.71
|
$491.62
€438.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,290.86
|
$10,398.72
€9,284.98
|
|
Florida vs. Portugal - Cost of childcare
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Florida
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.89
|
$2.77
€2.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
|
$2.05
€1.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
|
$6.15
€5.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
|
$43.95
€39.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
|
$8.25
€7.36
|
|
Florida vs. Portugal - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 4.4% more for clothing
|
Florida
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.85
|
$80.47
€71.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.77
|
$37.54
€33.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
|
$86.61
€77.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.20
|
$105.16
€93.90
|
|
Florida vs. Portugal - Cost of clothing
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