Cost of living comparison
Almada is 40.2% cheaper than Washington.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.6% less in Almada
- Groceries
-
pay 46.4% less in Almada
- Transportation
-
pay 5.5% less in Almada
- Housing
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pay 42.8% less in Almada
- Childcare
-
pay 67.7% less in Almada
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.9% less in Almada
- Clothing
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pay 22.3% less in Almada
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Almada.
If you lived in Almada instead of Washington, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Almada
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$13.66
€11.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.65
€8.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$1.79
€1.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$1.29
€1.09
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
Washington
|
Almada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.34
|
$1.13
€0.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.84
|
$4.29
€3.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
|
$3.69
€3.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
|
$2.97
€2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
|
$3.31
€2.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$1.04
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$0.60
€0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$0.88
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$0.97
€0.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.88
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.91
€0.77
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
Washington
|
Almada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$6.92
€5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$42.87
€36.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$32,152.89
€27,297.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.88
|
$9.86
€8.37
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
Washington
|
Almada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.46
|
$41.53
€35.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,582.95
|
$1,165.54
€989.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,028.70
|
$1,018.17
€864.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.65
|
$103.94
€88.24
|
|
pay 67.7% less for childcare
Washington
|
Almada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,273.25
|
$576.40
€489.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,250.00
|
$15,004.68
€12,738.86
|
|
pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Almada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$2.41
€2.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
|
$2.14
€1.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
|
$6.00
€5.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.36
|
$34.30
€29.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.18
|
$7.50
€6.37
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
Washington
|
Almada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.13
|
$81.99
€69.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.77
|
$36.08
€30.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.47
|
$77.70
€65.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$178.48
|
$99.14
€84.17
|
|
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