Cost of living comparison
France is 54.1% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in France instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 72.0% more for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.35
€8.20
|
$17.43
€15.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
€6.56
|
$10.25
€8.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
€1.36
|
$2.89
€2.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
€0.99
|
$2.01
€1.76
|
|
pay 82.1% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.12
|
$1.68
€1.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
€3.72
|
$8.34
€7.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.85
€2.50
|
$4.51
€3.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
€1.75
|
$3.41
€2.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.46
|
$5.24
€4.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.71
|
$1.43
€1.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$1.10
€0.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.57
|
$1.30
€1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.66
|
$1.52
€1.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.43
|
$0.96
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.49
|
$1.14
€1.00
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.85
€6.01
|
$6.71
€5.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.30
€36.22
|
$53.41
€46.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,767.32
€25,226.09
|
$25,734.55
€22,566.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.05
€9.69
|
$19.63
€17.22
|
|
pay 14.6% more for housing
|
Portugal
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.47
€36.37
|
$32.33
€28.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.98
€550.68
|
$756.00
€662.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.38
€438.79
|
$585.91
€513.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.00
€85.06
|
$138.65
€121.58
|
|
pay 70.8% more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.49
€346.81
|
$738.08
€647.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,841.67
€6,876.37
|
$12,146.23
€10,651.04
|
|
pay 90.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
€1.86
|
$6.39
€5.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
€1.36
|
$3.19
€2.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
€5.27
|
$11.70
€10.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
€36.27
|
$41.75
€36.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.96
€6.98
|
$11.86
€10.40
|
|
pay 25.1% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.06
€71.96
|
$89.63
€78.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.14
€29.94
|
$41.81
€36.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.30
€68.66
|
$96.79
€84.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.69
€79.53
|
$131.69
€115.48
|
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