Cost of living comparison
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
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.35
€8.20
|
$14.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
€6.56
|
$7.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
€1.36
|
$1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
€0.99
|
$1.53
|
|
pay 92.7% more for groceries
Portugal
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.12
|
$2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
€3.72
|
$5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.85
€2.50
|
$3.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
€1.75
|
$2.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.46
|
$4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.71
|
$2.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.57
|
$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.66
|
$1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.43
|
$1.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.49
|
$1.25
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
Portugal
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.85
€6.01
|
$2.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.30
€36.22
|
$63.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,767.32
€25,226.09
|
$23,189.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.05
€9.69
|
$16.83
|
|
pay 74.1% more for housing
Portugal
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.47
€36.37
|
$67.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.98
€550.68
|
$1,225.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.38
€438.79
|
$1,034.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.00
€85.06
|
$128.68
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Portugal
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.49
€346.81
|
$891.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,841.67
€6,876.37
|
$15,195.09
|
|
pay 71.1% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
€1.86
|
$4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
€1.36
|
$4.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
€5.27
|
$7.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
€36.27
|
$39.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.96
€6.98
|
$11.58
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
Portugal
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.06
€71.96
|
$43.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.14
€29.94
|
$35.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.30
€68.66
|
$75.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.69
€79.53
|
$95.31
|
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