Cost of living comparison
Massachusetts is 2.3 times more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Massachusetts instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 83.2% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.98
|
$21.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.89
|
$10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$2.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$2.24
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Portugal
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$3.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.13
|
$8.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.93
|
$4.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$3.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.60
|
$4.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$2.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$2.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 13.8% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.38
|
$3.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.58
|
$61.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€27,044.55
|
$27,045.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.93
|
$16.77
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Portugal
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.87
|
$80.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€662.54
|
$1,973.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€517.14
|
$1,612.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.92
|
$166.10
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Portugal
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€331.37
|
$2,203.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,473.57
|
$28,357.14
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.95
|
$6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$4.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.22
|
$10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.73
|
$53.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€7.02
|
$12.93
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Massachusetts
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.57
|
$45.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.23
|
$40.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.77
|
$80.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.96
|
$109.30
|
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