Cost of living comparison
Albufeira is 18.8% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.0% less in Albufeira
- Groceries
-
pay 4.2% less in Albufeira
- Transportation
-
pay 36.0% less in Albufeira
- Housing
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pay 25.6% less in Albufeira
- Childcare
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pay 11.4% less in Albufeira
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 48.2% less in Albufeira
- Clothing
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pay 29.1% more in Albufeira
Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, childcare, and groceries are lower in Albufeira.
If you lived in Albufeira instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Albufeira
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.20
|
$12.45
€10.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$8.57
€7.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.09
|
$1.66
€1.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.65
|
$1.06
€0.90
|
|
pay 4.2% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Albufeira
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.57
|
$1.13
€0.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.06
|
$6.87
€5.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.52
|
$3.69
€3.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.58
|
$2.93
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€3.94
|
$3.22
€2.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.94
|
$1.10
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.60
€0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.08
|
$0.82
€0.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.58
|
$1.26
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.76
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.61
|
$1.49
€1.27
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Albufeira
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.11
|
$6.72
€5.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€104.64
|
$53.59
€45.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€33,371.25
|
$32,152.89
€27,297.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€22.47
|
$9.86
€8.37
|
|
pay 25.6% less for housing
Dublin
|
Albufeira
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€47.39
|
$46.80
€39.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,815.38
|
$1,661.23
€1,410.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,551.19
|
$1,303.98
€1,107.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€182.23
|
$139.33
€118.29
|
|
pay 11.4% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Albufeira
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,110.46
|
$428.71
€363.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,189.26
|
$13,932.92
€11,828.94
|
|
pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Albufeira
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.37
|
$2.41
€2.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.68
|
$2.14
€1.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€15.01
|
$6.00
€5.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€47.76
|
$50.64
€42.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€11.83
|
$7.50
€6.37
|
|
pay 29.1% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Albufeira
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€81.56
|
$102.89
€87.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€34.89
|
$65.00
€55.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€82.96
|
$100.03
€84.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€97.01
|
$169.70
€144.07
|
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