Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 66.9% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 32.1% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€10.06
|
$18.07
£14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.54
|
$2.14
£1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
Portugal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$4.24
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.50
|
$5.75
£4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.64
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$3.66
£2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$1.22
£0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 56.8% more for transportation
Portugal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.37
|
$7.22
£5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€35.09
|
$94.64
£74.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€29,852.24
|
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€9.07
|
$16.98
£13.37
|
|
pay 58.4% more for housing
Portugal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€36.80
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€798.71
|
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€625.06
|
$974.65
£767.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€84.27
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Portugal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€364.91
|
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€7,170.37
|
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.13
|
$5.42
£4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.65
|
$3.93
£3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€37.17
|
$43.82
£34.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.23
|
$12.87
£10.13
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Portugal
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€67.54
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€30.86
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€72.99
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€89.42
|
$94.66
£74.51
|
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