Cost of living comparison
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Spain vs. Portugal Cost of Living Summary
Spain is 2.5% more expensive than Portugal overall.
Spain vs. Portugal Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Spain instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 20.6% more for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.01
€11.58
|
$16.08
€14.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
€8.49
|
$10.79
€9.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.69
|
$2.54
€2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.28
|
$1.76
€1.57
|
|
Portugal vs. Spain - Cost of restaurants
pay 12.0% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.39
|
$1.49
€1.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
€5.03
|
$7.20
€6.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
€3.64
|
$4.49
€4.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.92
|
$3.29
€2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
€3.04
|
$3.74
€3.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.91
|
$1.16
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.58
|
$0.93
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.74
|
$0.96
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.97
|
$1.24
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.70
|
$0.84
€0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.89
€0.79
|
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Portugal vs. Spain - Cost of groceries
pay 7.6% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.95
€7.08
|
$6.62
€5.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.81
€33.65
|
$31.07
€27.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,409.36
€29,735.53
|
$34,519.36
€30,723.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.87
€11.46
|
$16.43
€14.62
|
|
Portugal vs. Spain - Cost of transportation
pay 2.9% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.38
€35.05
|
$29.92
€26.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$962.54
€856.70
|
$925.54
€823.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$770.06
€685.38
|
$728.71
€648.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.27
€83.91
|
$109.11
€97.11
|
|
Portugal vs. Spain - Cost of housing
pay 7.8% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$491.62
€437.56
|
$480.60
€427.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,398.72
€9,255.23
|
$9,049.60
€8,054.47
|
|
Portugal vs. Spain - Cost of childcare
pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.77
€2.46
|
$3.31
€2.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
€1.83
|
$2.30
€2.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.15
€5.47
|
$6.23
€5.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.95
€39.11
|
$47.01
€41.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.34
|
$9.34
€8.32
|
|
Portugal vs. Spain - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 0.8% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.47
€71.62
|
$80.62
€71.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.54
€33.41
|
$36.25
€32.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.61
€77.08
|
$90.09
€80.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.16
€93.60
|
$108.00
€96.12
|
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Portugal vs. Spain - Cost of clothing
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