Cost of Living in Porto

Summary of cost of living in Porto, Portugal:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 8.00 € 6.50-15.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 40.00 € 30.00-60.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 7.00 € 7.00-9.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 2.00 € 1.50-4.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 2.60 € 1.60-5.00
Cappuccino (regular) 1.27 € 0.75-2.65
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 1.37 € 1.00-2.00
Water (12 oz small bottle) 1.05 € 1.00-2.00
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 3.45 € 2.95-4.16
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 1.23 € 0.73-2.09
Rice (white), (1 lb) 0.62 € 0.45-0.99
Eggs (regular) (12) 2.77 € 1.80-3.36
Local Cheese (1 lb) 4.20 € 3.18-5.44
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 3.03 € 1.81-3.86
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 5.52 € 4.08-8.16
Apples (1 lb) 0.91 € 0.54-1.13
Banana (1 lb) 0.58 € 0.45-1.13
Oranges (1 lb) 0.63 € 0.40-1.36
Tomato (1 lb) 0.96 € 0.45-1.36
Potato (1 lb) 0.60 € 0.30-1.36
Onion (1 lb) 0.69 € 0.45-1.17
Lettuce (1 head) 1.34 € 0.66-2.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 0.66 € 0.30-1.68
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 5.00 € 3.00-8.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 1.10 € 0.76-1.52
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 1.99 € 0.90-3.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 5.10 € 5.00-6.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 1.90 € 1.25-2.50
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 40.00 € 30.00-40.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 3.50 € 3.00-5.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 1.13 € 0.80-1.61
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 15.00 € 14.80-25.00
Gasoline (1 gallon) 6.64 € 6.06-7.57
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 28,150.00 € 25,000.00-30,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 29,986.92 € 27,000.00-35,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 105.06 € 80.00-200.00
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 15.65 € 8.00-30.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 34.98 € 29.50-50.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 34.12 € 18.00-50.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 12.16 € 7.00-20.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 7.30 € 7.00-10.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 370.62 € 300.00-1,000.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 7,320.42 € 4,800.00-12,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 61.93 € 25.00-120.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 27.15 € 15.00-40.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 66.94 € 49.00-110.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 77.59 € 50.00-120.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 927.88 € 700.00-1,200.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 699.03 € 520.00-1,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 1,620.93 € 1,050.00-2,500.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 1,117.31 € 800.00-1,900.00
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 247.71 € 185.80-371.61
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 162.37 € 111.48-260.13
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 1,368.91 €
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 2.94 1.26-5.43

Prices in Porto

This city had 2439 entries in the past 12 months by 328 different contributors.
Last update: October 2023
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4 Comments so far
lilian on Jul 30, 2023:
It is sad how low the wages is! 1000 euro cannot do much over there. Most are just living from pay cheque to pay cheque.
kyriakos (Real Deal) on Apr 02, 2023:
It would be useful next to the purchase of a car to include a typical car rental. By the day or weekly.
kyriakos (Real Deal) on Mar 30, 2023:
Very good site. However it would be helpful to have a link with Google maps so to know the locations of the cities.
Charles McVicker on May 20, 2020:
I lived in Porto for sometime with my wife and we both had US retirement and SS and lived comfortably. However, after my wife died I moved back to the USA. I love Portugal very much.