Cost of living comparison
United States is 75.6% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in United States instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 54.2% more for restaurants
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Portugal
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United States
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.75
|
$18.15
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.71
|
$9.28
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.41
|
$2.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.04
|
$1.77
|
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pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
$3.17
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.03
|
$5.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.85
|
$3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.11
|
$4.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.53
|
$5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$1.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$2.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$1.29
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$1.27
|
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pay 13.4% more for transportation
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Portugal
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.18
|
$3.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€35.62
|
$63.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,332.58
|
$25,096.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.67
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 96.1% more for housing
|
Portugal
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€35.90
|
$70.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€645.10
|
$1,528.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€503.53
|
$1,282.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€81.71
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€322.65
|
$1,137.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,276.82
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 94.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.90
|
$5.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.39
|
$4.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.08
|
$8.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€34.79
|
$42.79
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.84
|
$12.04
|
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pay 4.7% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€69.69
|
$45.40
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.41
|
$36.73
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€63.07
|
$79.51
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€74.93
|
$109.59
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