Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 42.0% more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 21.9% more for restaurants
Samoa
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$9.57
€8.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$1.54
€1.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
Samoa
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$4.41
€4.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$3.12
€2.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 46.3% more for transportation
Samoa
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$7.86
€7.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.99
€36.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$10.59
€9.83
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
Samoa
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$706.14
€655.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$551.18
€511.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Samoa
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$353.18
€327.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$2.08
€1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$38.08
€35.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$7.48
€6.95
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
Samoa
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$82.02
€76.17
|
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