Portugal vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portugal Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1286
$1578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3012
$3550
🏠 One person rent
$763
$827
🏘️ Family rent
$1365
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1186
$2823
💸 GDP per capita
$24515
$56374
😃 Human freedom index
8.27
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
61
82
🌐 English speaking %
27.3%
89%
🎓 Higher education
88
95
😀 Quality of life
75
92
🏙️ Population
10.3M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Portugal ($1286) is 19% less expensive than in Sweden ($1578). Portugal ranked 44th 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 1.8 months in Sweden. Ranked 37th 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
$10.7
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.7
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$7.14
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.67
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1138
$1216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.8
$68.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3036
$5722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$3563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.09
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.87
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.5
$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$7.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.6
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.2
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.6
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$413
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7880
$5136

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1694
546K
Sintra
$1463
378K
Cascais
$1682
206K
Porto
$1386
238K
Matosinhos
$1436
175K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1258
302K
Loures
$1408
205K
Odivelas
$1415
145K
Seixal
$1295
158K
Oeiras
$1423
172K
Gondomar
$1314
168K
Almada
$1674
177K
Braga
$1217
181K
Amadora
$1379
175K
Coimbra
$1178
143K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1119
139K
Guimaraes
$1251
158K
Leiria
$1329
127K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1134
134K
Vila do Conde
$925
79.5K
Maia
$1504
135K
Funchal
$1009
112K
Setubal
$1356
123K
Valongo
$1307
93.9K
Amora
$1240
48.6K
Sesimbra
$1310
52.5K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1204
137K
Barcelos
$829
120K
Mafra
$1360
76.7K
Agualva-Cacem
$1381
81.8K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1981
979K
Gothenburg
$1690
608K
Malmo
$1566
325K
Uppsala
$1512
167K
Helsingborg
$1392
114K
Vasteras
$1263
129K
Linkoping
$1342
116K
Orebro
$1276
127K
Lund
$1480
94.4K
Solna
$1727
85.3K
Jonkoping
$1411
101K
Eskilstuna
$1271
69.9K
Umea
$1210
91.9K
Sodertalje
$1650
76.3K
Taby
$1810
75.4K
Norrkoping
$1228
98.1K
Sollentuna
$2032
76.2K
Halmstad
$1318
71.4K
Karlstad
$1246
67.1K
Lulea
$1114
49.1K
Trollhattan
$1299
50.5K
Uddevalla
$1428
57.3K
Gavle
$1420
79K
Boras
$1250
74K
Sundsvall
$1296
58.8K
Vaxjo
$1382
71.3K
Tumba
$1699
46K
Lidingo
$1742
44.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
52.2K
Skovde
$1465
57.5K