Cost of living comparison
compared to
United States vs. Porto Cost of Living Summary
United States is 51.9% more expensive than Porto.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.9% more in United States
- Groceries
-
pay 65.7% more in United States
- Transportation
-
pay 10.8% more in United States
- Housing
-
pay 50.5% more in United States
- Childcare
-
pay 2.6 times more in United States
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.7% more in United States
- Clothing
-
pay 12.6% less in United States
The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and transportation in United States are more expensive than in Porto. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in United States.
United States vs. Porto Cost Breakdown
If you lived in United States instead of Porto, you would:
pay 31.9% more for restaurants
|
Porto
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.68
€10.03
|
$19.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.34
€8.02
|
$11.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
€1.93
|
$2.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.35
|
$2.00
|
|
Porto vs. United States - Cost of restaurants
pay 65.7% more for groceries
|
Porto
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
€1.35
|
$3.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
€5.29
|
$6.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.65
|
$3.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
€2.83
|
$4.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.37
€2.89
|
$5.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.87
|
$2.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.57
|
$0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.74
|
$2.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€0.98
|
$2.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.67
|
$1.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.78
|
$1.38
|
|
Porto vs. United States - Cost of groceries
pay 10.8% more for transportation
|
Porto
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.70
€6.61
|
$3.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.72
€40.12
|
$65.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,037.93
€30,090.96
|
$32,336.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.63
€9.13
|
$17.61
|
|
Porto vs. United States - Cost of transportation
pay 50.5% more for housing
|
Porto
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
€34.21
|
$68.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,219.59
€1,047.40
|
$1,664.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$941.08
€808.21
|
$1,416.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.89
€90.94
|
$150.19
|
|
Porto vs. United States - Cost of housing
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Porto
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.96
€418.21
|
$1,387.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,161.00
€8,726.38
|
$23,196.46
|
|
Porto vs. United States - Cost of childcare
pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Porto
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
€3.01
|
$5.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
€1.90
|
$5.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€5.67
|
$9.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.72
€40.98
|
$51.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
€8.02
|
$13.64
|
|
Porto vs. United States - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 12.6% less for clothing
|
Porto
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$113.29
€97.29
|
$51.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.96
€30.88
|
$41.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.48
€84.57
|
$87.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.78
€96.86
|
$112.04
|
|
Porto vs. United States - Cost of clothing
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