Portugal vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portugal Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1365
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3152
$1738
🏠 One person rent
$822
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$1415
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1228
$666
💸 GDP per capita
$27275
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
8.27
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
61
26
🌐 English speaking %
27.3%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
88
85
😀 Quality of life
75
44
🏙️ Population
10.3M
146M

The average cost of living in Portugal ($1365) is 99% more expensive than in Russia ($687). Portugal ranked 40th vs 143rd for Russia 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 months in Russia. Ranked 38th and 91st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Portugal vs Russia

We calculate prices for Portugal and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 124 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.3
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.93
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$837
$400
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$670
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1179
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$86.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42
$6.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
13.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3369
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$1604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$5.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$3.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.87
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.8
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$81
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$479
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9835
$6416

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Cities Comparison in Portugal vs Russia

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1075
13M
Saint Petersburg
$874
5.38M
Novosibirsk
$649
1.63M
Yekaterinburg
$701
1.47M
Kazan
$654
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1.21M
Rostov-on-Don
$627
1.14M
Krasnodar
$635
1.14M
Ufa
$567
1.13M
Samara
$589
1.16M
Krasnoyarsk
$669
1.09M
Perm
$559
1.03M
Chelyabinsk
$523
1.18M
Tyumen
$698
861K
Omsk
$406
1.11M
Voronezh
$419
1.05M
Volgograd
$523
1M
Khabarovsk
$750
616K
Irkutsk
$741
624K
Vladivostok
$758
592K
Balashikha
$633
530K
Saratov
$518
838K
Surgut
$612
396K
Penza
$514
492K
Kemerovo
$495
557K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
546K
Izhevsk
$620
621K
Yaroslavl
$533
571K
Tomsk
$519
575K
Barnaul
$619
623K