Cost of living comparison

Portugal

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United States

Long Island vs. Albufeira Cost of Living Summary

Long Island is 48.3% more expensive than Albufeira.

Restaurants: pay 43.3% more in Long Island
Groceries: pay 21.1% more in Long Island
Transportation: pay 5.4% more in Long Island
Housing: pay 96.8% more in Long Island
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Long Island
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.6% more in Long Island
Clothing: pay 16.8% less in Long Island

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Long Island are more expensive than in Albufeira. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Long Island.

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Long Island vs. Albufeira Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Long Island instead of Albufeira, you would:

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pay 43.3% more for restaurants

	Albufeira	Long Island
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.44 €12.00	$25.00	+86.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.07 €8.99	$11.00	+9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 €1.36	$2.18	+43.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 €1.22	$1.56	+14.5%
Average			+43.3%

Albufeira vs. Long Island - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.1% more for groceries

	Albufeira	Long Island
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 €1.10	$4.28	+246.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.74 €6.91	$3.64	-53.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 €3.56	$4.92	+23.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 €2.75	$5.17	+67.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 €3.22	$5.37	+49.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.03	$1.90	+64.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 €0.52	$0.56	-4.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$0.95	+10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.28	$2.81	+95.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.71	$0.50	-37.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.17	$1.00	-23.6%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 5.4% more for transportation

	Albufeira	Long Island
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.88 €7.04	$4.13	-47.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.87 €49.89	$129.50	+131.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €30,037.25	$36,651.00	+8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.60 €11.25	$19.40	+54.0%
Average			+5.4%

Albufeira vs. Long Island - Cost of transportation

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pay 96.8% more for housing

	Albufeira	Long Island
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.09 €31.33	$53.33	+52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,301.69 €1,162.28	$2,766.67	+112.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,231.71 €1,099.79	$2,440.00	+98.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.04 €75.04	$144.44	+71.9%
Average			+96.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Albufeira	Long Island
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$475.89 €424.92	$2,250.00	+372.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,182.80 €9,985.09	$23,666.67	+111.6%
Average			+216.3%

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pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Albufeira	Long Island
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €3.00	$8.00	+138.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 €2.25	$5.12	+103.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 €5.60	$11.41	+82.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.91 €47.24	$31.75	-40.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.68 €7.75	$14.50	+67.0%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

	Albufeira	Long Island
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.49 €95.98	$40.00	-62.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.16 €40.33	$57.50	+27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.11 €73.32	$76.25	-7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$143.70 €128.31	$156.67	+9.0%
Average			-16.8%

Albufeira vs. Long Island - Cost of clothing

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