Cost of living comparison
France is 49.5% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in France instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 62.1% more for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.94
|
$16.13
€15.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
$9.98
€9.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$2.76
€2.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 66.3% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.11
|
$8.33
€7.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$4.25
€3.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.58
|
$5.22
€4.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 23.9% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.34
|
$7.84
€7.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.39
|
$52.45
€48.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,904.75
|
$26,223.89
€24,477.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.88
|
$18.05
€16.85
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
|
Portugal
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.68
|
$30.93
€28.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€659.11
|
$760.64
€709.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€514.47
|
$610.71
€570.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.49
|
$135.03
€126.04
|
|
pay 66.5% more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€329.66
|
$674.24
€629.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,434.94
|
$11,309.03
€10,555.85
|
|
pay 88.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$6.24
€5.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.55
|
$37.98
€35.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.98
|
$11.22
€10.47
|
|
pay 27.5% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.20
|
$85.18
€79.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.07
|
$38.90
€36.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.44
|
$90.98
€84.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.56
|
$122.71
€114.54
|
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