Cost of living comparison
Italy is 26.9% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Italy instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 37.1% more for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.92
|
$15.74
€14.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.85
|
$9.09
€8.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$2.45
€2.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 40.6% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.86
€1.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.11
|
$7.20
€6.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.91
|
$4.88
€4.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$3.14
€2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.58
|
$4.47
€4.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
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pay 16.6% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.33
|
$8.02
€7.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.33
|
$38.40
€35.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,860.07
|
$25,887.08
€24,122.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.87
|
$18.65
€17.38
|
|
pay 5.6% more for housing
|
Portugal
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.62
|
$30.75
€28.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€658.02
|
$608.10
€566.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€513.61
|
$488.80
€455.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.35
|
$151.72
€141.38
|
|
pay 25.3% more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€329.11
|
$459.30
€427.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,422.59
|
$9,604.44
€8,949.90
|
|
pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$4.83
€4.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.18
|
$6.30
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.49
|
$51.79
€48.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.97
|
$9.32
€8.69
|
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pay 21.2% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.08
|
$80.37
€74.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.02
|
$36.54
€34.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.33
|
$89.56
€83.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.43
|
$114.84
€107.02
|
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