Cost of living comparison
Canada is 45.6% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Canada instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 33.0% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€9.96
|
$16.50
CA$22.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.60
|
$9.99
CA$13.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.53
|
$2.03
CA$2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.08
|
$1.66
CA$2.25
|
|
pay 58.2% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.38
|
$2.50
CA$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€4.95
|
$5.43
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.47
|
$7.95
CA$10.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.62
|
$3.36
CA$4.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.96
|
$5.29
CA$7.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$1.84
CA$2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$1.57
CA$2.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$1.79
CA$2.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.58
|
$1.18
CA$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$1.18
CA$1.60
|
|
pay 22.3% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.31
|
$4.40
CA$5.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€34.76
|
$68.18
CA$92.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€29,573.93
|
$25,034.05
CA$33,999.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€8.99
|
$16.78
CA$22.79
|
|
pay 50.0% more for housing
Portugal
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€36.45
|
$62.83
CA$85.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€791.26
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,697.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€619.23
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,556.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€83.49
|
$119.78
CA$162.68
|
|
pay 72.0% more for childcare
Portugal
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€361.50
|
$744.16
CA$1,010.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€7,103.53
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,594.51
|
|
pay 81.5% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.11
|
$5.30
CA$7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.63
|
$3.57
CA$4.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.13
|
$12.99
CA$17.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€36.82
|
$43.10
CA$58.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.17
|
$11.26
CA$15.29
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Canada
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€66.91
|
$55.23
CA$75.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€30.57
|
$39.78
CA$54.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€72.31
|
$86.57
CA$117.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€88.59
|
$103.81
CA$140.99
|
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