Portugal vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portugal Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3242
$2337
🏠 One person rent
$856
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$1421
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.7
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1305
$1100
💸 GDP per capita
$28844
$20072
😃 Human freedom index
8.57
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
46
🌐 English speaking %
27.3%
31%
🎓 Higher education
88
72
😀 Quality of life
77
68
🏙️ Population
10.7M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Portugal ($1424) is 52% more expensive than in Romania ($935). Portugal ranked 40th vs 103rd 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 1.2 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
$12.3
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$866
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$703
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1622
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1243
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$9.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.63%
7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$2605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2697
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.35
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$6.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.32
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.31
$6.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.17
$7.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.9
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.53
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.8
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$517
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10582
$9286

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1116
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1193
287K
Timisoara
$971
251K
Craiova
$909
234K
Iasi
$964
272K
Brasov
$1056
238K
Constanta
$1103
264K
Galati
$895
218K
Ploiesti
$885
181K
Oradea
$839
183K
Braila
$871
155K
Sibiu
$805
134K
Bacau
$724
136K
Pitesti
$873
141K
Arad
$708
145K
Targu Mures
$749
116K
Piatra Neamt
$711
79.7K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
79.9K
Suceava
$830
120K
Buzau
$857
103K
Botosani
$815
90K
Baia Mare
$714
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$835
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$832
73.5K
Bistrita
$703
78.9K
Satu Mare
$754
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Targoviste
$802
67K
Tulcea
$854
65.6K
Vaslui
$804
63K