Cost of living comparison

 Vienna, Austria
compared to
 Albufeira, Portugal
Albufeira vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Albufeira is 2.5% cheaper than Vienna.

Restaurants
pay 34.4% less in Albufeira
Groceries
pay 23.7% less in Albufeira
Transportation
pay 0.2% more in Albufeira
Housing
pay 24.1% more in Albufeira
Childcare
pay 22.9% more in Albufeira
Entertainment and Sports
pay 29.1% less in Albufeira
Clothing
pay 22.5% more in Albufeira

The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, and transportation in Albufeira are more expensive than in Vienna. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Albufeira.

Albufeira vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albufeira instead of Vienna, you would:

pay 34.4% less for restaurants

 
Vienna
Albufeira
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€13.65
$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) $2.77
€2.35
$1.66
€1.41

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pay 23.7% less for groceries

 
Vienna
Albufeira
Bread
1 loaf
$2.91
€2.47
$1.13
€0.96
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.18
€6.95
$6.87
€5.83
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
€5.09
$3.69
€3.13

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pay 0.2% more for transportation

 
Vienna
Albufeira
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.58
€5.58
$6.72
€5.70
Monthly public transit pass $41.80
€35.49
$53.59
€45.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,753.31
€23,562.33
$32,152.89
€27,297.55

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pay 24.1% more for housing

 
Vienna
Albufeira
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.56
€31.04
$46.80
€39.73
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,107.49
€940.25
$1,661.23
€1,410.37
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $808.26
€686.20
$1,303.98
€1,107.07

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pay 22.9% more for childcare

 
Vienna
Albufeira
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $273.73
€232.39
$428.71
€363.97
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,621.84
€13,262.82
$13,932.92
€11,828.94

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pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Vienna
Albufeira
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.55
$2.41
€2.05
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.21
€3.58
$2.14
€1.82
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.75
€5.73
$6.00
€5.10

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pay 22.5% more for clothing

 
Vienna
Albufeira
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$104.52
€88.73
$102.89
€87.35
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.69
€37.10
$65.00
€55.19
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.42
€81.01
$100.03
€84.92

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