Portugal vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portugal Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1452
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3308
$2377
🏠 One person rent
$869
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1387
$1126
💸 GDP per capita
$29292
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
8.62
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
45
🌐 English speaking %
27.3%
31%
🎓 Higher education
88
71
😀 Quality of life
78
71
🏙️ Population
10.7M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Portugal ($1452) is 52% more expensive than in Romania ($958). Portugal ranked 42nd vs 104th 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 1 months in Portugal compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 40th and 50th 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
$12.9
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.7
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$2.18
$2.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$879
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1603
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$99.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$9.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.06%
7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3873
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2730
$1856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.43
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.7
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$6.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.42
$6.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$7.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.46
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.8
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$7.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$71.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$562
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11686
$9182

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Cities Comparison in Portugal vs Romania

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1966
546K
Sintra
$1506
386K
Cascais
$1520
214K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1484
304K
Porto
$1604
232K
Seixal
$1410
167K
Amadora
$1500
171K
Braga
$1389
193K
Almada
$1665
177K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1221
138K
Oeiras
$1705
172K
Gondomar
$1490
164K
Matosinhos
$1675
173K
Guimaraes
$1426
157K
Coimbra
$1285
141K
Maia
$1865
135K
Loures
$1518
202K
Leiria
$1397
127K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1256
137K
Setubal
$1459
123K
Vila do Conde
$1231
79.5K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1230
134K
Odivelas
$1516
148K
Funchal
$1662
106K
Valongo
$1476
101K
Barcelos
$1037
117K
Torres Vedras
$1638
79.5K
Viseu
$1205
99.3K
Paredes
$1348
86.9K
Aveiro
$1466
78.5K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1148
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1230
287K
Iasi
$1048
272K
Timisoara
$1000
251K
Constanta
$1119
264K
Brasov
$1120
238K
Craiova
$953
234K
Galati
$906
218K
Ploiesti
$896
181K
Oradea
$847
183K
Sibiu
$818
134K
Bacau
$807
136K
Braila
$870
155K
Pitesti
$1018
141K
Arad
$719
145K
Targu Mures
$725
116K
Suceava
$834
120K
Piatra Neamt
$712
79.7K
Baia Mare
$738
109K
Buzau
$801
103K
Botosani
$840
90K
Bistrita
$716
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$801
93.2K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
79.9K
Targu Jiu
$824
73.5K
Satu Mare
$719
91.5K
Vaslui
$855
63K
Targoviste
$776
67K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Giurgiu
$920
54.6K