Italy vs Portugal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Portugal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3844
$3242
🏠 One person rent
$819
$856
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$1421
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$55.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1942
$1305
💸 GDP per capita
$40226
$28844
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
8.57
❤️ Life expectancy
83.7
82.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
57
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
27.3%
🎓 Higher education
92
88
😀 Quality of life
80
77
🏙️ Population
59M
10.7M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1616) is 13% more expensive than in Portugal ($1424). Italy ranked 32nd vs 40th for Portugal in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Italy compared to 0.9 months in Portugal. Ranked 34th and 38th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Italy vs Portugal

We calculate prices for Italy and Portugal as a population-weighted mean of 148 and 124 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Italy Portugal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$2.57
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$703
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1563
$1622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$1243
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$80.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4727
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2702
$2697
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$5.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.89
$6.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$73.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.1
$12.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$567
$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$10582

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Cities Comparison in Italy vs Portugal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$2020
2.75M
Milan
$2307
1.35M
Turin
$1582
842K
Naples
$1605
913K
Genoa
$1620
559K
Palermo
$1301
630K
Bologna
$1727
388K
Florence
$1785
361K
Catania
$1298
312K
Bari
$1588
316K
Verona
$1657
256K
Venice
$1704
250K
Padua
$1769
206K
Prato
$1607
196K
Messina
$1176
219K
Brescia
$1762
196K
Parma
$1589
197K
Modena
$1700
184K
Trieste
$1600
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1446
170K
Taranto
$1311
188K
Rimini
$1567
149K
Perugia
$1215
162K
Ravenna
$1384
156K
Cagliari
$1586
148K
Bergamo
$1547
120K
Foggia
$1334
145K
Livorno
$1510
153K
Forli
$1614
116K
Latina
$1345
128K

In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1889
546K
Sintra
$1577
386K
Cascais
$1656
214K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1457
304K
Porto
$1499
232K
Seixal
$1394
167K
Braga
$1337
193K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1216
138K
Oeiras
$1756
172K
Gondomar
$1457
164K
Matosinhos
$1565
173K
Maia
$1852
135K
Amadora
$1481
171K
Coimbra
$1260
141K
Almada
$1701
177K
Loures
$1509
202K
Odivelas
$1505
148K
Guimaraes
$1426
157K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1231
137K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1208
134K
Leiria
$1277
127K
Valongo
$1462
93.9K
Torres Vedras
$1589
79.5K
Setubal
$1390
123K
Funchal
$1561
106K
Vila do Conde
$1206
79.5K
Barcelos
$998
117K
Paredes
$1299
86.9K
Viana do Castelo
$1185
88.7K
Agualva-Cacem
$1533
81.8K