Cost of living comparison
Wisconsin is 63.2% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Wisconsin instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 38.4% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Wisconsin
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.82
|
$14.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.77
|
$8.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.42
|
$2.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.59
|
|
pay 90.3% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$2.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.06
|
$5.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.88
|
$3.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
$3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.55
|
$4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$2.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$1.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$1.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.08
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.24
|
$3.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€35.90
|
$45.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,545.88
|
$23,745.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.75
|
$19.79
|
|
pay 65.5% more for housing
Portugal
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.19
|
$70.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€650.32
|
$1,136.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€507.61
|
$954.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€82.38
|
$131.99
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Portugal
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€325.26
|
$1,248.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,335.77
|
$13,317.27
|
|
pay 76.3% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.91
|
$4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.41
|
$4.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.12
|
$9.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.07
|
$37.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.89
|
$11.75
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.25
|
$44.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.65
|
$33.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€63.58
|
$82.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€75.54
|
$113.81
|
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