Cost of living comparison
Italy is 16.5% more expensive than Portugal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.3% more in Italy
- Groceries
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pay 27.3% more in Italy
- Transportation
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pay 19.1% more in Italy
- Housing
-
pay 5.1% less in Italy
- Childcare
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pay 2.9% more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 34.5% more in Italy
- Clothing
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pay 7.8% more in Italy
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, clothing, and childcare in Italy are more expensive than in Portugal.
If you lived in Italy instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 29.3% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.92
|
$16.15
€15.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.11
|
$10.06
€9.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.61
|
$2.55
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.15
|
$1.22
€1.18
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.30
|
$2.04
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.89
|
$6.83
€6.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.66
|
$5.53
€5.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.78
|
$3.41
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.13
|
$5.05
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$1.31
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.65
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.71
€0.69
|
|
pay 19.1% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.55
|
$7.22
€6.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.63
|
$38.81
€37.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,960.13
|
$28,223.13
€27,234.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.42
|
$19.13
€18.46
|
|
pay 5.1% less for housing
Portugal
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.92
|
$28.87
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€869.11
|
$656.19
€633.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€707.06
|
$511.91
€493.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€87.86
|
$150.39
€145.12
|
|
pay 2.9% more for childcare
Portugal
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€439.52
|
$508.72
€490.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,699.61
|
$9,465.55
€9,133.99
|
|
pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.15
|
$5.01
€4.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.78
|
$1.69
€1.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.47
|
$6.20
€5.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.55
|
$52.12
€50.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.58
|
$9.39
€9.06
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€75.19
|
$78.41
€75.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.56
|
$33.87
€32.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€77.43
|
$86.07
€83.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€90.56
|
$115.43
€111.39
|
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