Cost of living comparison
Albacete is 8.3% cheaper than Faro.
If you lived in Albacete instead of Faro, you would:
pay 23.8% more for restaurants
Faro
|
Albacete
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.31
|
$12.09
€11.34
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
€1.00
|
$1.37
€1.29
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
Faro
|
Albacete
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.58
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.67
€4.38
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$3.19
€2.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.12
€1.98
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
€2.09
|
$2.99
€2.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.48
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.22
€0.21
|
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pay 20.2% less for transportation
Faro
|
Albacete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.31
|
$7.24
€6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.09
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,983.49
€30,934.09
|
$21,988.99
€20,622.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.63
€12.79
|
|
pay 15.4% less for housing
Faro
|
Albacete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.00
€44.08
|
$34.19
€32.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$751.29
€704.61
|
$531.40
€498.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$637.68
€598.06
|
$421.46
€395.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.19
€73.33
|
$100.89
€94.62
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
Faro
|
Albacete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$934.53
€876.47
|
$153.92
€144.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,081.45
€8,517.19
|
$9,499.24
€8,909.02
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
Faro
|
Albacete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.58
|
$1.65
€1.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
€1.77
|
$1.76
€1.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$48.38
€45.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.70
€7.22
|
$7.15
€6.70
|
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pay 6.2% less for clothing
Faro
|
Albacete
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.06
€83.52
|
$67.45
€63.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.71
€30.68
|
$35.01
€32.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.84
€68.31
|
$76.87
€72.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.57
€101.82
|
$94.21
€88.35
|
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