Portugal vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portugal Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1286
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3012
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$763
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1365
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1186
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$24515
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
8.27
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
61
46
🌐 English speaking %
27.3%
31%
🎓 Higher education
88
73
😀 Quality of life
75
62
🏙️ Population
10.3M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Portugal ($1286) is 57% more expensive than in Romania ($821). Portugal ranked 44th vs 106th for Romania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Portugal compared to 1 months in Romania. Ranked 37th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Portugal vs Romania

We calculate prices for Portugal and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 124 and 47 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.

Portugal Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.7
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.67
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1138
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.8
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3036
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.09
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.87
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.5
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.6
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.2
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.6
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$413
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7880
$7145

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1694
546K
Sintra
$1463
378K
Cascais
$1682
206K
Porto
$1386
238K
Matosinhos
$1436
175K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1258
302K
Loures
$1408
205K
Odivelas
$1415
145K
Seixal
$1295
158K
Oeiras
$1423
172K
Gondomar
$1314
168K
Almada
$1674
177K
Braga
$1217
181K
Amadora
$1379
175K
Coimbra
$1178
143K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1119
139K
Guimaraes
$1251
158K
Leiria
$1329
127K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1134
134K
Vila do Conde
$925
79.5K
Maia
$1504
135K
Funchal
$1009
112K
Setubal
$1356
123K
Valongo
$1307
93.9K
Amora
$1240
48.6K
Sesimbra
$1310
52.5K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1204
137K
Barcelos
$829
120K
Mafra
$1360
76.7K
Agualva-Cacem
$1381
81.8K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K