Cost of living comparison
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Portugal vs. Greece Cost of Living Summary
Portugal is 11.8% more expensive than Greece overall.
Portugal vs. Greece Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Portugal instead of Greece, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.08
€13.42
|
$13.01
€11.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.28
|
$9.54
€8.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.19
|
$1.90
€1.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
€0.62
|
$1.44
€1.28
|
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Greece vs. Portugal - Cost of restaurants
pay 1.6% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
€1.27
|
$1.56
€1.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.86
|
$5.65
€5.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.33
€5.63
|
$4.09
€3.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€3.95
|
$3.28
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.45
€3.96
|
$3.42
€3.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.87
|
$1.02
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.83
|
$0.65
€0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.60
|
$0.83
€0.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.83
|
$1.09
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.47
|
$0.79
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.48
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
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Greece vs. Portugal - Cost of groceries
pay 0.3% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€7.20
|
$7.95
€7.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.58
€38.79
|
$37.81
€33.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,260.91
€25,153.23
|
$33,409.36
€29,735.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.42
€12.84
|
$12.87
€11.46
|
|
Greece vs. Portugal - Cost of transportation
pay 45.1% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.05
€29.42
|
$39.38
€35.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.48
€505.96
|
$962.54
€856.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.39
€390.18
|
$770.06
€685.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.65
€135.86
|
$94.27
€83.91
|
|
Greece vs. Portugal - Cost of housing
pay 35.4% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.57
€370.76
|
$491.62
€437.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,690.51
€5,954.79
|
$10,398.72
€9,255.23
|
|
Greece vs. Portugal - Cost of childcare
pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.76
€4.24
|
$2.77
€2.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.37
|
$2.05
€1.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.70
|
$6.15
€5.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.64
€44.18
|
$43.95
€39.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
€8.09
|
$8.25
€7.34
|
|
Greece vs. Portugal - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 4.6% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.73
€73.63
|
$80.47
€71.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
€36.18
|
$37.54
€33.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.41
€81.36
|
$86.61
€77.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.25
€96.34
|
$105.16
€93.60
|
|
Greece vs. Portugal - Cost of clothing
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