Cost of living comparison
Almada is 40.4% cheaper than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 27.8% less in Almada
- Groceries
-
pay 22.6% less in Almada
- Transportation
-
pay 43.5% less in Almada
- Housing
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pay 42.6% less in Almada
- Childcare
-
pay 60.8% less in Almada
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 59.4% less in Almada
- Clothing
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pay 25.8% less in Almada
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Almada.
If you lived in Almada instead of London, you would:
pay 27.8% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Almada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£19.75
|
$13.66
€12.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.90
|
$9.65
€8.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.88
|
$1.79
€1.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.41
|
$1.29
€1.13
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
|
London
|
Almada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.58
|
$1.13
€1.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.32
|
$4.29
€3.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.82
|
$3.69
€3.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.40
|
$2.97
€2.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.26
|
$3.31
€2.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.19
|
$1.04
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.58
|
$0.60
€0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.10
|
$0.88
€0.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.37
|
$0.97
€0.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.53
|
$0.88
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.54
|
$0.91
€0.80
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
|
London
|
Almada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.65
|
$6.92
€6.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£197.45
|
$42.87
€37.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,924.73
|
$32,152.89
€28,308.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£26.95
|
$9.86
€8.68
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
|
London
|
Almada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£31.82
|
$41.53
€36.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,166.69
|
$1,165.54
€1,026.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,577.54
|
$1,018.17
€896.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£201.73
|
$103.94
€91.51
|
|
pay 60.8% less for childcare
|
London
|
Almada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,783.83
|
$576.40
€507.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£21,321.13
|
$15,004.68
€13,210.68
|
|
pay 59.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Almada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.32
|
$2.41
€2.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.67
|
$2.14
€1.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.11
|
$6.00
€5.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£50.19
|
$34.30
€30.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.34
|
$7.50
€6.61
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
|
London
|
Almada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£74.10
|
$81.99
€72.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£38.64
|
$36.08
€31.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£87.81
|
$77.70
€68.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£103.47
|
$99.14
€87.28
|
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