Portugal vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portugal Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$1728
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3242
$3883
🏠 One person rent
$856
$880
🏘️ Family rent
$1421
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.7
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1305
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$28844
$57723
😃 Human freedom index
8.57
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
80
🌐 English speaking %
27.3%
89%
🎓 Higher education
88
95
😀 Quality of life
77
92
🏙️ Population
10.7M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Portugal ($1424) is 18% less expensive than in Sweden ($1728). Portugal ranked 40th vs 28th for Sweden 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 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 38th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Portugal vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Portugal and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 124 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$7.68
 Cappuccino
$2.09
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$866
$935
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$703
$709
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1622
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1243
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$89.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.63%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$6199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2697
$4067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.35
$3.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$87.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.32
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.31
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.17
$8.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.9
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.53
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.8
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$94.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$517
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10582
$6191

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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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2297
985K
Gothenburg
$1823
675K
Malmo
$1757
339K
Uppsala
$1650
175K
Vasteras
$1494
132K
Orebro
$1325
129K
Linkoping
$1530
117K
Helsingborg
$1485
116K
Taby
$1759
77.7K
Lund
$1619
98.3K
Norrkoping
$1390
98.2K
Solna
$1983
85.8K
Sollentuna
$1968
77.7K
Jonkoping
$1528
103K
Gavle
$1483
86.5K
Eskilstuna
$1446
70.6K
Umea
$1372
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1779
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1482
74.1K
Karlstad
$1460
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1396
70.9K
Lulea
$1522
49.6K
Boras
$1503
75.6K
Sigtuna
$1681
52.7K
Akersberga
$1940
37.7K
Halmstad
$1362
73K
Skovde
$1551
58K
Uddevalla
$1543
57K
Trollhattan
$1353
50.1K
Ostersund
$1522
54K