Cost of living comparison
Spain is 11.4% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Spain instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 27.2% more for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
€7.24
|
$11.33
€9.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
€5.81
|
$7.79
€6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.23
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
€0.89
|
$1.23
€1.08
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
€0.98
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
€3.26
|
$5.33
€4.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
€2.18
|
$3.14
€2.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
€1.59
|
$2.07
€1.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
€2.11
|
$2.73
€2.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.46
|
$0.80
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.62
|
$0.83
€0.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.38
|
$0.60
€0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.44
|
$0.59
€0.52
|
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pay 0.6% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.05
€7.06
|
$6.07
€5.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.01
€32.45
|
$38.58
€33.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,891.10
€22,703.93
|
$21,470.28
€18,827.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.42
€8.26
|
$13.16
€11.54
|
|
pay 9.6% more for housing
|
Portugal
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€30.54
|
$40.74
€35.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$622.17
€545.58
|
$646.42
€566.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$499.75
€438.23
|
$522.31
€458.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.53
€74.12
|
$95.36
€83.62
|
|
pay 0.7% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.12
€292.99
|
$330.89
€290.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,845.01
€6,002.39
|
$6,816.46
€5,977.36
|
|
pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
€1.56
|
$2.43
€2.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
€1.23
|
$1.70
€1.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.31
€4.65
|
$5.18
€4.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.71
€30.44
|
$41.02
€35.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.06
€6.19
|
$8.04
€7.05
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.91
€63.06
|
$73.17
€64.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.02
€27.20
|
$30.09
€26.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.14
€59.75
|
$71.32
€62.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.29
€69.53
|
$87.55
€76.77
|
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