Cost of living comparison

Portugal

compared to

District of Columbia, USA

District of Columbia vs. Portugal Cost of Living Summary

District of Columbia is 2.2 times more expensive than Portugal overall.

Restaurants: pay 70.8% more in District of Columbia
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in District of Columbia
Transportation: pay 19.6% more in District of Columbia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in District of Columbia
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in District of Columbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in District of Columbia
Clothing: pay 15.0% more in District of Columbia

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

District of Columbia vs. Portugal Cost Breakdown

If you lived in District of Columbia instead of Portugal, you would:

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pay 70.8% more for restaurants

	Portugal	District of Columbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.13 €11.48	$25.00	+90.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.44 €8.25	$12.00	+27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 €1.69	$3.20	+66.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 €1.22	$2.79	+99.7%
Average			+70.8%

Portugal vs. District of Columbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Portugal	District of Columbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 €1.33	$4.43	+191.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73 €5.01	$8.04	+40.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.12 €3.60	$4.19	+1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.14 €2.74	$4.55	+44.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 €2.99	$7.74	+126.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.93	$2.95	+178.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.59	$0.92	+36.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.74	$2.20	+161.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.02	$3.00	+156.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.65	$1.35	+81.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.79	$1.64	+81.9%
Average			+100.1%

Portugal vs. District of Columbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.6% more for transportation

	Portugal	District of Columbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.46 €6.52	$3.53	-52.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.12 €34.20	$77.50	+98.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,916.24 €30,530.51	$35,699.74	+2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 €11.17	$16.73	+30.9%
Average			+19.6%

Portugal vs. District of Columbia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Portugal	District of Columbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.01 €35.86	$69.41	+69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$954.63 €834.72	$2,568.48	+169.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$787.92 €688.95	$2,088.16	+165.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.92 €83.87	$146.54	+52.8%
Average			+114.0%

Portugal vs. District of Columbia - Cost of housing

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Portugal	District of Columbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$512.86 €448.44	$2,650.00	+416.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,479.69 €9,163.36	$40,166.67	+283.3%
Average			+350.0%

Portugal vs. District of Columbia - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Portugal	District of Columbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.56 €2.24	$8.00	+212.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 €1.79	$6.07	+196.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.30 €5.51	$13.00	+106.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.69 €39.08	$103.76	+132.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.76 €7.66	$16.75	+91.3%
Average			+147.8%

Portugal vs. District of Columbia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.0% more for clothing

	Portugal	District of Columbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.22 €71.89	$76.00	-7.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.56 €34.59	$48.40	+22.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.53 €78.28	$104.31	+16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.44 €90.45	$133.22	+28.8%
Average			+15.0%

Portugal vs. District of Columbia - Cost of clothing

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