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Portugal vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Portugal is 67.3% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants
pay 37.5% more in Portugal
Groceries
pay 56.1% more in Portugal
Transportation
pay 50.5% more in Portugal
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Portugal
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Portugal
Entertainment and Sports
pay 42.7% more in Portugal
Clothing
pay 22.1% more in Portugal

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Portugal are more expensive than in Moldova. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Portugal.

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Portugal vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Portugal instead of Moldova, you would:

pay 37.5% more for restaurants

 
Moldova
Portugal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.35
MDL167.65
$13.01
€11.61
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.74
MDL156.75
$9.54
€8.51
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
MDL18.29
$1.90
€1.70
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pay 56.1% more for groceries

 
Moldova
Portugal
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.51
MDL9.11
$1.56
€1.39
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.87
MDL69.45
$5.65
€5.04
Milk (1 gallon) $4.41
MDL79.05
$4.09
€3.65
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pay 50.5% more for transportation

 
Moldova
Portugal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.15
MDL110.28
$7.95
€7.10
Monthly public transit pass $17.07
MDL306.12
$37.81
€33.75
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,274.90
MDL579K
$33,409.36
€29,821.79
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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Moldova
Portugal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $10.64
MDL190.73
$39.38
€35.15
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $414.42
MDL7,430.94
$962.54
€859.18
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $301.91
MDL5,413.50
$770.06
€687.37
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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Moldova
Portugal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $219.48
MDL3,935.51
$491.62
€438.83
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,438.11
MDL97,509.97
$10,398.72
€9,282.08
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pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moldova
Portugal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
MDL26.82
$2.77
€2.47
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.77
MDL31.71
$2.05
€1.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.38
MDL60.69
$6.15
€5.49
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pay 22.1% more for clothing

 
Moldova
Portugal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $52.78
MDL946.37
$80.47
€71.83
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $38.13
MDL683.66
$37.54
€33.51
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $92.27
MDL1,654.54
$86.61
€77.31
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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