Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 31.1% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Israel, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪66.52
|
$9.57
€8.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.28
|
$1.54
€1.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.10
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
Israel
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.52
|
$4.41
€4.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.59
|
$3.12
€2.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.39
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.00
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.75
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.90
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪2.99
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Israel
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.08
|
$7.86
€7.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪211.28
|
$38.99
€36.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪59.50
|
$10.59
€9.83
|
|
pay 14.9% less for housing
Israel
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
$706.14
€655.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
$551.18
€511.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
|
pay 33.3% less for childcare
Israel
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
$353.18
€327.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.10
|
$2.08
€1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪12.94
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪236.82
|
$38.08
€35.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.20
|
$7.48
€6.95
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
Israel
|
Portugal
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪462.46
|
$82.02
€76.17
|
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