Cost of living comparison
Albufeira is 80.9% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.2% more in Albufeira
- Groceries
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pay 40.9% more in Albufeira
- Transportation
-
pay 87.9% more in Albufeira
- Housing
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pay 3.3 times more in Albufeira
- Childcare
-
pay 71.1% more in Albufeira
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 0.6% less in Albufeira
- Clothing
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pay 71.8% more in Albufeira
The cost of housing, transportation, clothing, childcare, restaurants, and groceries in Albufeira are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Albufeira.
If you lived in Albufeira instead of Quito, you would:
pay 65.2% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Albufeira
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$12.45
€10.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.57
€7.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$1.66
€1.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$1.06
€0.93
|
|
pay 40.9% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Albufeira
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.13
€0.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$6.87
€6.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$3.69
€3.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.93
€2.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.22
€2.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.10
€0.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.60
€0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.26
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.76
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.49
€1.31
|
|
pay 87.9% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Albufeira
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$6.72
€5.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$53.59
€47.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$32,152.89
€28,220.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$9.86
€8.65
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Albufeira
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$46.80
€41.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$1,661.23
€1,458.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$1,303.98
€1,144.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$139.33
€122.29
|
|
pay 71.1% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Albufeira
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$428.71
€376.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$13,932.92
€12,228.92
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Albufeira
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.41
€2.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$2.14
€1.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$6.00
€5.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$50.64
€44.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$7.50
€6.58
|
|
pay 71.8% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Albufeira
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$102.89
€90.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$65.00
€57.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$100.03
€87.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$169.70
€148.94
|
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