Portugal vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portugal Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1290
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2954
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$777
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1334
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1167
$968
💸 GDP per capita
$27331
$18404
😃 Human freedom index
8.57
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
46
🌐 English speaking %
27.3%
31%
🎓 Higher education
88
72
😀 Quality of life
75
64
🏙️ Population
10.3M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Portugal ($1290) is 55% more expensive than in Romania ($834). Portugal ranked 46th vs 113th 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 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
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$785
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1468
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1113
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.8
$87.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.6
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.71%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3374
$2284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.11
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.2
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.78
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.69
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.9
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.1
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.2
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8816
$8337

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In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1705
546K
Sintra
$1413
386K
Cascais
$1501
214K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1294
304K
Oeiras
$1525
172K
Porto
$1389
232K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1137
138K
Seixal
$1238
167K
Braga
$1195
193K
Matosinhos
$1408
173K
Gondomar
$1341
164K
Coimbra
$1117
141K
Amadora
$1388
171K
Almada
$1606
177K
Maia
$1775
135K
Loures
$1384
202K
Odivelas
$1409
148K
Guimaraes
$1280
157K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1120
137K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1101
134K
Leiria
$1148
127K
Funchal
$1375
106K
Valongo
$1328
93.9K
Torres Vedras
$1369
79.5K
Barcelos
$904
117K
Agualva-Cacem
$1368
81.8K
Paredes
$1190
86.9K
Mafra
$1339
76.7K
Loule
$1415
70.6K
Setubal
$1336
123K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K