Cost of living comparison
Texas is 33.7% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Texas instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 17.3% more for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.35
€8.20
|
$12.27
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
€6.56
|
$7.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
€1.36
|
$1.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
€0.99
|
$1.40
|
|
pay 71.3% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.12
|
$2.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
€3.72
|
$5.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.85
€2.50
|
$2.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
€1.75
|
$2.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.46
|
$4.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.71
|
$1.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$0.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.57
|
$1.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.66
|
$1.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.43
|
$1.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.49
|
$1.14
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.85
€6.01
|
$2.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.30
€36.22
|
$45.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,767.32
€25,226.09
|
$22,016.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.05
€9.69
|
$14.26
|
|
pay 53.3% more for housing
|
Portugal
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.47
€36.37
|
$65.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.98
€550.68
|
$1,009.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.38
€438.79
|
$840.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.00
€85.06
|
$123.00
|
|
pay 68.2% more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.49
€346.81
|
$745.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,841.67
€6,876.37
|
$11,586.74
|
|
pay 52.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
€1.86
|
$3.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
€1.36
|
$4.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
€5.27
|
$6.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
€36.27
|
$33.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.96
€6.98
|
$10.02
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.06
€71.96
|
$40.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.14
€29.94
|
$34.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.30
€68.66
|
$70.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.69
€79.53
|
$93.03
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