Portugal vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portugal Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1365
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3152
$2151
🏠 One person rent
$822
$404
🏘️ Family rent
$1415
$694
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1228
$942
💸 GDP per capita
$27275
$18419
😃 Human freedom index
8.27
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
61
46
🌐 English speaking %
27.3%
31%
🎓 Higher education
88
73
😀 Quality of life
75
63
🏙️ Population
10.3M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Portugal ($1365) is 59% more expensive than in Romania ($860). Portugal ranked 40th vs 111th 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 1.1 months in Romania. Ranked 38th and 54th 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
$11.4
$9.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.3
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$837
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$670
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1179
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42
$8.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3369
$2209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$6.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.87
$6.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$7.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.8
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$6.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$81
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$479
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9835
$7610

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1738
546K
Sintra
$1534
378K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1360
302K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1202
137K
Cascais
$1834
206K
Porto
$1471
238K
Loures
$1453
205K
Matosinhos
$1716
175K
Seixal
$1332
158K
Oeiras
$1618
172K
Gondomar
$1418
168K
Amadora
$1385
175K
Braga
$1252
181K
Odivelas
$1460
145K
Maia
$1714
135K
Almada
$1694
177K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1201
139K
Guimaraes
$1331
158K
Leiria
$1212
127K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1224
134K
Coimbra
$1248
106K
Setubal
$1348
123K
Funchal
$1469
106K
Valongo
$1410
93.9K
Torres Vedras
$1350
79.5K
Barcelos
$901
120K
Agualva-Cacem
$1460
81.8K
Mafra
$1412
76.7K
Loule
$1436
70.6K
Faro
$1163
64.6K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1036
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1018
287K
Timisoara
$835
251K
Iasi
$873
272K
Brasov
$955
238K
Constanta
$1035
264K
Craiova
$744
234K
Ploiesti
$786
181K
Galati
$831
218K
Braila
$721
155K
Oradea
$825
183K
Bacau
$735
136K
Sibiu
$837
134K
Pitesti
$772
141K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
79.9K
Arad
$668
145K
Targu Mures
$721
116K
Buzau
$795
103K
Baia Mare
$670
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$688
93.2K
Bistrita
$662
78.9K
Suceava
$748
84.3K
Botosani
$780
90K
Targoviste
$757
67K
Focsani
$751
66.6K
Calarasi
$727
58.2K
Satu Mare
$667
91.5K
Voluntari
$900
47.4K
Deva
$697
53.1K
Slatina
$631
63.5K