Cost of living comparison
compared to
Porto vs. Valencia Cost of Living Summary
Porto is 5.3% cheaper than Valencia.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.3% less in Porto
- Groceries
-
pay 2.5% less in Porto
- Transportation
-
pay 5.5% more in Porto
- Housing
-
pay 5.8% more in Porto
- Childcare
-
pay 15.6% less in Porto
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.2% less in Porto
- Clothing
-
pay 3.8% less in Porto
The cost of housing and transportation in Porto are more expensive than in Valencia. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Porto.
Porto vs. Valencia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Porto instead of Valencia, you would:
pay 23.3% less for restaurants
|
Valencia
|
Porto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.35
€13.93
|
$11.68
€9.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.85
€10.95
|
$9.34
€7.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
€2.21
|
$2.24
€1.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.75
|
$1.57
€1.33
|
|
Valencia vs. Porto - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.5% less for groceries
|
Valencia
|
Porto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.14
|
$1.57
€1.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
€4.67
|
$6.16
€5.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€3.83
|
$4.24
€3.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
€2.56
|
$3.29
€2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
€3.25
|
$3.37
€2.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.04
|
$1.01
€0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.72
|
$0.66
€0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$0.86
€0.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€0.95
|
$1.14
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.72
|
$0.79
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$0.91
€0.78
|
|
Valencia vs. Porto - Cost of groceries
pay 5.5% more for transportation
|
Valencia
|
Porto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
€5.79
|
$7.70
€6.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.04
€29.85
|
$46.72
€39.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,039.69
€29,854.02
|
$35,037.93
€29,852.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.21
€12.96
|
$10.63
€9.06
|
|
Valencia vs. Porto - Cost of transportation
pay 5.8% more for housing
|
Valencia
|
Porto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.98
€25.54
|
$39.84
€33.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,242.32
€1,058.46
|
$1,219.59
€1,039.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$967.62
€824.42
|
$941.08
€801.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.87
€95.32
|
$105.89
€90.22
|
|
Valencia vs. Porto - Cost of housing
pay 15.6% less for childcare
|
Valencia
|
Porto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$577.51
€492.04
|
$486.96
€414.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,030.29
€10,249.88
|
$10,161.00
€8,657.23
|
|
Valencia vs. Porto - Cost of childcare
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Valencia
|
Porto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
€2.99
|
$3.50
€2.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.23
|
$2.21
€1.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.01
€5.97
|
$6.60
€5.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.80
€35.62
|
$47.72
€40.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
€8.46
|
$9.34
€7.96
|
|
Valencia vs. Porto - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 3.8% less for clothing
|
Valencia
|
Porto
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.36
€86.36
|
$113.29
€96.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.30
€35.19
|
$35.96
€30.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.64
€84.90
|
$98.48
€83.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.45
€110.29
|
$112.78
€96.09
|
|
Valencia vs. Porto - Cost of clothing
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