Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 27.9% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Portugal instead of France, you would:
pay 37.7% less for restaurants
France
|
Portugal
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.86
|
$9.57
€8.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
$7.35
€6.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$1.54
€1.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.74
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
France
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.67
|
$4.41
€4.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$3.12
€2.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.81
|
$2.77
€2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
France
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.22
|
$7.86
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.30
|
$38.99
€35.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
$28,824.46
€26,545.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.62
|
$10.59
€9.75
|
|
pay 5.9% less for housing
France
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
$39.30
€36.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€700.51
|
$706.14
€650.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€562.44
|
$551.18
€507.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
$89.45
€82.38
|
|
pay 38.6% less for childcare
France
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€620.95
|
$353.18
€325.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
$7,965.43
€7,335.77
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.75
|
$2.08
€1.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.70
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
$5.56
€5.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€34.98
|
$38.08
€35.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.33
|
$7.48
€6.89
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
France
|
Portugal
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
$76.28
€70.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
$33.29
€30.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
$69.03
€63.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.01
|
$82.02
€75.54
|
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