Cost of Living Comparison

EUR

COMPARED TO

USD

United States is 53.0% more expensive than Portugal.

If you lived in United States instead of Portugal, you would:

pay 28.6% more for restaurants

	Portugal	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.35 €8.20	$14.25	+52.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 €6.56	$7.75	+3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 €1.36	$1.90	+22.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 €0.99	$1.53	+35.9%
Average			+28.6%

Portugal vs. United States - Cost of restaurants

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pay 92.7% more for groceries

	Portugal	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 €1.12	$2.71	+113.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.24 €3.72	$5.56	+31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.85 €2.50	$3.22	+13.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 €1.75	$2.30	+15.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 €2.46	$4.18	+48.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.71	$2.07	+155.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.53	$0.75	+25.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.57	$1.88	+187.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.66	$1.94	+156.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 €0.43	$1.24	+151.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 €0.49	$1.25	+122.8%
Average			+92.7%

Portugal vs. United States - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.9% more for transportation

	Portugal	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.85 €6.01	$2.62	-61.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.30 €36.22	$63.05	+52.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,767.32 €25,226.09	$23,189.08	-19.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 €9.69	$16.83	+52.2%
Average			+5.9%

Portugal vs. United States - Cost of transportation

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pay 74.1% more for housing

	Portugal	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.47 €36.37	$67.11	+61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.98 €550.68	$1,225.46	+95.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$500.38 €438.79	$1,034.80	+106.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.00 €85.06	$128.68	+32.7%
Average			+74.1%

Portugal vs. United States - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Portugal	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$395.49 €346.81	$891.12	+125.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,841.67 €6,876.37	$15,195.09	+93.8%
Average			+109.5%

Portugal vs. United States - Cost of childcare

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pay 71.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Portugal	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 €1.86	$4.52	+113.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.55 €1.36	$4.18	+169.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.01 €5.27	$7.90	+31.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.36 €36.27	$39.67	-4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 €6.98	$11.58	+45.5%
Average			+71.1%

Portugal vs. United States - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.7% less for clothing

	Portugal	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.06 €71.96	$43.02	-47.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 €29.94	$35.26	+3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.30 €68.66	$75.54	-3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.69 €79.53	$95.31	+5.1%
Average			-10.7%

Portugal vs. United States - Cost of clothing

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