Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 21.8% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Japan, you would:
pay 62.5% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Portugal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,036
|
$10.94
€10.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥773
|
$8.34
€7.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥159
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥125
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
Japan
|
Portugal
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥221
|
$1.52
€1.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥871
|
$5.43
€5.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥808
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥312
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥406
|
$3.25
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥303
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥174
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥277
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥284
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥175
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥142
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
Japan
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥656
|
$6.92
€6.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,533
|
$38.18
€35.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,371,436
|
$32,478.09
€29,915.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,842
|
$9.87
€9.09
|
|
pay 49.4% more for housing
Japan
|
Portugal
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,261
|
$40.03
€36.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥75,559
|
$868.97
€800.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,584
|
$680.04
€626.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,827
|
$91.68
€84.45
|
|
pay 18.6% more for childcare
Japan
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,833
|
$397.00
€365.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,699,234
|
$7,801.09
€7,185.64
|
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥409
|
$2.32
€2.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥431
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥608
|
$5.63
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,731
|
$40.44
€37.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,819
|
$7.87
€7.25
|
|
pay 45.8% more for clothing
Japan
|
Portugal
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,078
|
$73.48
€67.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,082
|
$33.58
€30.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,333
|
$79.41
€73.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,442
|
$97.29
€89.61
|
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