Portugal vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portugal Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$1300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3242
$2968
🏠 One person rent
$856
$736
🏘️ Family rent
$1421
$1191
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.7
$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1305
$1447
💸 GDP per capita
$28844
$26148
😃 Human freedom index
8.57
8.2
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
78
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
49
🌐 English speaking %
27.3%
25.9%
🎓 Higher education
88
76
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
10.7M
5.42M

The average cost of living in Portugal ($1424) is 10% more expensive than in Slovakia ($1300). Portugal ranked 40th vs 54th for Slovakia 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 Slovakia. Ranked 38th and 44th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Portugal vs Slovakia

We calculate prices for Portugal and Slovakia as a population-weighted mean of 124 and 23 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 Slovakia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.46
 Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$866
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$703
$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1622
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1243
$893
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.63%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$4313
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2697
$3186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.35
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$14.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.32
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.31
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.17
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.53
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.8
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$517
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10582
$9530

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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 Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1497
479K
Kosice
$1436
224K
Petrzalka
$1388
112K
Nitra
$1176
75.9K
Zilina
$1182
80.3K
Presov
$1021
81.7K
Trnava
$1311
63.2K
Banska Bystrica
$1126
73.5K
Martin
$1162
50.3K
Trencin
$1257
54.1K
Zvolen
$1346
39.2K
Povazska Bystrica
$1237
37K
Prievidza
$992
42.4K
Poprad
$1248
48.4K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1169
29.9K
Komarno
$1148
31.9K
Nove Zamky
$1134
36K
Michalovce
$1138
35.3K
Spisska Nova Ves
$1088
34.3K
Ruzomberok
$1231
26.4K
Levice
$946
30.6K
Piestany
$985
26.4K
Lucenec
$1037
24.7K