Cost of living comparison
Italy is 20.5% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Italy instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 29.4% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Italy
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€10.21
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.78
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.57
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 24.5% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.41
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.07
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.55
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.68
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.03
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 21.8% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.46
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€35.61
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€30,296.24
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€9.20
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 0.4% less for housing
Portugal
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€37.34
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€810.59
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€634.36
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€85.52
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 27.1% more for childcare
Portugal
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€370.33
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€7,277.02
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.26
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€37.72
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.34
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€68.54
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€31.32
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€74.07
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€90.75
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
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