Cost of living comparison
compared to
Portugal vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary
Portugal is 42.2% more expensive than Romania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.7% more in Portugal
- Groceries
-
pay 38.3% more in Portugal
- Transportation
-
pay 49.6% more in Portugal
- Housing
-
pay 2.6 times more in Portugal
- Childcare
-
pay 15.4% more in Portugal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.1% more in Portugal
- Clothing
-
pay 14.4% more in Portugal
The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, childcare, clothing, and restaurants in Portugal are more expensive than in Romania. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Portugal.
Portugal vs. Romania Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Portugal instead of Romania, you would:
pay 10.7% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.04
RON44.12
|
$13.13
€11.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
RON32.85
|
$9.44
€8.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
RON8.52
|
$1.93
€1.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
RON7.09
|
$1.40
€1.20
|
|
Romania vs. Portugal - Cost of restaurants
pay 38.3% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
RON5.19
|
$1.52
€1.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
RON17.63
|
$5.73
€4.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
RON24.64
|
$4.12
€3.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
RON13.38
|
$3.14
€2.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON12.74
|
$3.42
€2.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.23
|
$1.06
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
RON3.06
|
$0.68
€0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RON3.09
|
$0.84
€0.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
RON4.09
|
$1.17
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
RON1.73
|
$0.74
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.82
|
$0.90
€0.78
|
|
Romania vs. Portugal - Cost of groceries
pay 49.6% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
RON26.45
|
$7.46
€6.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RON103.31
|
$39.12
€33.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,339.27
RON120,090.50
|
$34,916.24
€30,109.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.08
RON31.10
|
$12.78
€11.02
|
|
Romania vs. Portugal - Cost of transportation
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.24
RON40.59
|
$41.01
€35.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$390.19
RON1,713.96
|
$954.63
€823.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.13
RON1,270.02
|
$787.92
€679.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.41
RON511.34
|
$95.92
€82.71
|
|
Romania vs. Portugal - Cost of housing
pay 15.4% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$526.34
RON2,311.99
|
$512.86
€442.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,853.44
RON34,497.00
|
$10,479.69
€9,036.92
|
|
Romania vs. Portugal - Cost of childcare
pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
RON10.30
|
$2.56
€2.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
RON11.00
|
$2.05
€1.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
RON25.83
|
$6.30
€5.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.19
RON185.34
|
$44.69
€38.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.90
RON30.33
|
$8.76
€7.55
|
|
Romania vs. Portugal - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 14.4% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.67
RON292.86
|
$82.22
€70.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.50
RON169.11
|
$39.56
€34.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.13
RON343.19
|
$89.53
€77.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.57
RON389.07
|
$103.44
€89.20
|
|
Romania vs. Portugal - Cost of clothing
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