Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 45.1% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
|
Jersey
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.79
|
$9.57
€8.95
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
$7.35
€6.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.03
|
$1.54
€1.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.40
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
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pay 41.5% less for groceries
|
Jersey
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.70
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.52
|
$4.41
€4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.43
|
$3.12
€2.92
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.69
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.42
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.91
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.29
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
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pay 23.9% less for transportation
|
Jersey
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.49
|
$7.86
€7.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.72
|
$38.99
€36.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,175.00
|
$28,824.46
€26,947.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.27
|
$10.59
€9.90
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
|
Jersey
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.68
|
$39.30
€36.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,435.12
|
$706.14
€660.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,307.24
|
$551.18
€515.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£116.16
|
$89.45
€83.62
|
|
pay 69.4% less for childcare
|
Jersey
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,578.98
|
$353.18
€330.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,773.65
|
$7,965.43
€7,446.76
|
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pay 59.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jersey
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.72
|
$2.08
€1.94
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.48
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.26
|
$5.56
€5.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.34
|
$38.08
€35.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.93
|
$7.48
€7.00
|
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pay 29.5% less for clothing
|
Jersey
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.73
|
$76.28
€71.31
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.49
|
$33.29
€31.12
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.81
|
$69.03
€64.54
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£93.07
|
$82.02
€76.68
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