Portugal vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portugal Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1480
$973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3363
$2438
🏠 One person rent
$890
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$1475
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1396
$1159
💸 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 ($1480) is 52% more expensive than in Romania ($973). Portugal ranked 41st 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 40th and 48th 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
$12.6
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.4
$50.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$910
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$729
$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1268
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.7
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3892
$2815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2740
$1875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.4
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$7.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.35
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.75
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.58
$6.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.51
$7.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.4
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$572
$590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10961
$10186

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1953
546K
Sintra
$1616
386K
Cascais
$1720
214K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1501
304K
Porto
$1569
232K
Seixal
$1416
167K
Braga
$1416
193K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1254
138K
Oeiras
$1806
172K
Gondomar
$1508
164K
Matosinhos
$1720
173K
Amadora
$1529
171K
Almada
$1697
177K
Maia
$1913
135K
Coimbra
$1360
141K
Guimaraes
$1463
157K
Loures
$1540
202K
Odivelas
$1553
148K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1283
137K
Leiria
$1371
127K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1260
134K
Setubal
$1469
123K
Valongo
$1500
93.9K
Funchal
$1682
106K
Vila do Conde
$1260
79.5K
Barcelos
$1062
117K
Torres Vedras
$1636
79.5K
Paredes
$1375
86.9K
Aveiro
$1414
78.5K
Agualva-Cacem
$1568
81.8K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1138
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1243
287K
Timisoara
$1029
251K
Iasi
$1042
272K
Brasov
$1150
238K
Constanta
$1132
264K
Craiova
$983
234K
Galati
$950
218K
Ploiesti
$926
181K
Oradea
$894
183K
Sibiu
$840
134K
Braila
$871
155K
Bacau
$773
136K
Targu Mures
$795
116K
Pitesti
$970
141K
Arad
$734
145K
Suceava
$873
120K
Piatra Neamt
$740
79.7K
Buzau
$831
103K
Botosani
$869
90K
Baia Mare
$755
109K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
79.9K
Bistrita
$737
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$826
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$844
73.5K
Satu Mare
$777
91.5K
Vaslui
$871
63K
Alba Iulia
$800
64.2K
Targoviste
$800
67K
Giurgiu
$956
54.6K