Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 8.2% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Spain, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.33
€11.12
|
$8.26
€8.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.79
€7.64
|
$6.62
€6.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.82
|
$1.40
€1.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
€1.21
|
$1.02
€1.00
|
|
pay 16.8% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
€1.03
|
$1.11
€1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€5.23
|
$3.72
€3.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.14
€3.09
|
$2.48
€2.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
€2.03
|
$1.82
€1.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
€2.68
|
$2.41
€2.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.81
|
$0.73
€0.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.79
|
$0.52
€0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.67
|
$0.60
€0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.82
|
$0.71
€0.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.59
|
$0.43
€0.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.58
|
$0.50
€0.49
|
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pay 5.2% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
€5.96
|
$8.05
€7.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.58
€37.87
|
$37.01
€36.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,470.28
€21,076.67
|
$25,891.10
€25,416.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.16
€12.92
|
$9.42
€9.25
|
|
pay 8.5% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.74
€39.99
|
$34.83
€34.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$646.42
€634.57
|
$622.17
€610.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.31
€512.73
|
$499.75
€490.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.36
€93.61
|
$84.53
€82.98
|
|
pay 0.7% more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$330.89
€324.83
|
$334.12
€327.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,816.46
€6,691.49
|
$6,845.01
€6,719.52
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
€2.39
|
$1.78
€1.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.67
|
$1.41
€1.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.18
€5.09
|
$5.31
€5.21
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.02
€40.26
|
$34.71
€34.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.04
€7.90
|
$7.06
€6.93
|
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pay 3.1% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
€71.83
|
$71.91
€70.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.09
€29.54
|
$31.02
€30.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.32
€70.01
|
$68.14
€66.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.55
€85.95
|
$79.29
€77.84
|
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