Cost of living comparison
China is 25.5% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in China instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
China
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.70
|
$2.85
CN¥20.67
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€7.95
|
$5.07
CN¥36.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$0.30
CN¥2.17
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
Portugal
|
China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.27
|
$1.59
CN¥11.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.79
|
$5.85
CN¥42.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.58
|
$6.86
CN¥49.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.72
|
$1.60
CN¥11.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.07
|
$1.54
CN¥11.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$0.76
CN¥5.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.57
CN¥4.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.65
CN¥4.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.52
CN¥3.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.64
|
$0.32
CN¥2.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.40
CN¥2.90
|
|
pay 44.3% less for transportation
Portugal
|
China
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.42
|
$4.44
CN¥32.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€35.89
|
$22.47
CN¥162.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,351.16
|
$19,071.53
CN¥138,110.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.21
|
$3.97
CN¥28.78
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
Portugal
|
China
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.13
|
$11.70
CN¥84.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€851.44
|
$328.33
CN¥2,377.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€692.69
|
$205.78
CN¥1,490.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€86.07
|
$40.46
CN¥292.99
|
|
pay 41.6% more for childcare
Portugal
|
China
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€430.58
|
$459.70
CN¥3,329.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,502.46
|
$18,318.08
CN¥132,654.04
|
|
pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
China
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.11
|
$1.09
CN¥7.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$3.07
CN¥22.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.36
|
$3.23
CN¥23.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€38.75
|
$41.41
CN¥299.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.42
|
$5.93
CN¥42.91
|
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pay 18.3% less for clothing
Portugal
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€73.66
|
$48.23
CN¥349.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€31.90
|
$31.67
CN¥229.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€75.85
|
$72.53
CN¥525.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€88.72
|
$75.53
CN¥547.00
|
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