Cost of living comparison
United States is 81.8% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in United States instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 52.1% 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 |
$8.26
€8.11
|
$15.20
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
€6.50
|
$8.21
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.37
|
$2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
€1.00
|
$1.60
|
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pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
€1.09
|
$2.85
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
€3.65
|
$5.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
€2.44
|
$3.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
€1.78
|
$2.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
€2.36
|
$4.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.71
|
$2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.51
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.59
|
$1.89
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.70
|
$1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.43
|
$1.26
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.49
|
$1.23
|
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pay 24.5% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.05
€7.90
|
$4.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.01
€36.33
|
$64.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,891.10
€25,416.44
|
$24,050.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.42
€9.25
|
$16.53
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Portugal
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€34.19
|
$68.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$622.17
€610.77
|
$1,446.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$499.75
€490.59
|
$1,166.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.53
€82.98
|
$132.57
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.12
€327.99
|
$980.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,845.01
€6,719.52
|
$14,983.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
€1.75
|
$5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
€1.38
|
$4.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.31
€5.21
|
$8.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.71
€34.07
|
$40.54
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.06
€6.93
|
$11.80
|
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pay 4.2% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.91
€70.59
|
$44.10
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.02
€30.45
|
$36.31
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.14
€66.89
|
$77.71
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.29
€77.84
|
$98.75
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