Cost of living comparison
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Portugal vs. Italy Cost of Living Summary
Portugal is 6.3% cheaper than Italy overall.
Portugal vs. Italy Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Portugal instead of Italy, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.81
€16.88
|
$13.01
€11.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.59
€10.40
|
$9.54
€8.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
€2.64
|
$1.90
€1.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.24
|
$1.44
€1.29
|
|
Italy vs. Portugal - Cost of restaurants
pay 23.8% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
€1.97
|
$1.56
€1.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.58
€7.70
|
$5.65
€5.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.84
€5.24
|
$4.09
€3.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.61
|
$3.28
€2.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
€5.06
|
$3.42
€3.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.03
|
$1.02
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.86
|
$0.65
€0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.07
|
$0.83
€0.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
€1.30
|
$1.09
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.77
|
$0.79
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
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Italy vs. Portugal - Cost of groceries
pay 7.9% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.75
€6.95
|
$7.95
€7.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
€39.03
|
$37.81
€33.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,598.57
€31,040.10
|
$33,409.36
€29,973.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.27
€18.18
|
$12.87
€11.55
|
|
Italy vs. Portugal - Cost of transportation
pay 18.7% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.01
€26.92
|
$39.38
€35.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$723.52
€649.11
|
$962.54
€863.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$562.80
€504.92
|
$770.06
€690.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.38
€145.68
|
$94.27
€84.58
|
|
Italy vs. Portugal - Cost of housing
pay 5.4% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$542.33
€486.55
|
$491.62
€441.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,535.75
€9,452.15
|
$10,398.72
€9,329.21
|
|
Italy vs. Portugal - Cost of childcare
pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
€5.06
|
$2.77
€2.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
€1.76
|
$2.05
€1.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
€6.04
|
$6.15
€5.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.93
€50.17
|
$43.95
€39.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.26
€9.21
|
$8.25
€7.40
|
|
Italy vs. Portugal - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 10.1% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.42
€77.53
|
$80.47
€72.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
€34.30
|
$37.54
€33.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.86
€89.59
|
$86.61
€77.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.82
€114.67
|
$105.16
€94.35
|
|
Italy vs. Portugal - Cost of clothing
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