Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Portugal

Portugal vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Portugal is 39.1% more expensive than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.1% more in Portugal
Groceries: pay 12.4% more in Portugal
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in Portugal
Housing: pay 91.9% more in Portugal
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Portugal
Clothing: pay 3.8% less in Portugal

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Portugal are more expensive than in Albania. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Portugal. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Portugal.

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Portugal vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Portugal instead of Albania, you would:

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pay 28.1% more for restaurants

	Albania	Portugal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.26 ALL752	$13.01 €11.58	+40.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.38 ALL680	$9.54 €8.49	+13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 ALL157	$1.90 €1.69	-1.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ALL71	$1.44 €1.28	+66.1%
Average			+28.1%

Albania vs. Portugal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.4% more for groceries

	Albania	Portugal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 ALL84	$1.56 €1.39	+50.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.44 ALL442	$5.65 €5.03	+3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.68 ALL624	$4.09 €3.64	-46.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.12 ALL254	$3.28 €2.92	+5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.48 ALL283	$3.42 €3.04	-1.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL58	$1.02 €0.91	+42.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 ALL86	$0.65 €0.58	-39.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ALL61	$0.83 €0.74	+9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ALL57	$1.09 €0.97	+56.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ALL37	$0.79 €0.70	+71.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ALL42	$0.87 €0.77	+66.0%
Average			+12.4%

Albania vs. Portugal - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Albania	Portugal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.37 ALL679	$7.95 €7.08	-5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.20 ALL1,559	$37.81 €33.65	+96.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,477.94 ALL2M	$33,409.36 €29,735.53	+9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.52 ALL2,397	$12.87 €11.46	-56.4%
Average			+10.1%

Albania vs. Portugal - Cost of transportation

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pay 91.9% more for housing

	Albania	Portugal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.78 ALL1,363	$39.38 €35.05	+134.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.99 ALL45,481	$962.54 €856.70	+71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$345.46 ALL28,057	$770.06 €685.38	+122.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.30 ALL4,735	$94.27 €83.91	+61.7%
Average			+91.9%

Albania vs. Portugal - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Albania	Portugal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$196.72 ALL15,977	$491.62 €437.56	+149.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,891.77 ALL397K	$10,398.72 €9,255.23	+112.6%
Average			+130.5%

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pay about the same for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Portugal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.71 ALL220	$2.77 €2.46	+2.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 ALL160	$2.05 €1.83	+4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 ALL359	$6.15 €5.47	+38.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.63 ALL4,356	$43.95 €39.11	-18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.11 ALL659	$8.25 €7.34	+1.6%

Albania vs. Portugal - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.8% less for clothing

	Albania	Portugal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.21 ALL4,566	$80.47 €71.62	+43.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.02 ALL3,494	$37.54 €33.41	-12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.53 ALL8,165	$86.61 €77.08	-13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.41 ALL10,754	$105.16 €93.60	-20.6%
Average			-3.8%

Albania vs. Portugal - Cost of clothing

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