Cost of living comparison
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Reykjavik vs. Albufeira Cost of Living Summary
Reykjavik is 79.6% more expensive than Albufeira.
Reykjavik vs. Albufeira Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Albufeira, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Albufeira
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.44
€12.05
|
$31.06
ISK3,813
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.07
€9.04
|
$26.97
ISK3,312
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
€1.36
|
$3.31
ISK407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.22
|
$3.11
ISK381
|
|
Albufeira vs. Reykjavik - Cost of restaurants
pay 84.3% more for groceries
|
Albufeira
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.11
|
$4.19
ISK515
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.74
€6.94
|
$10.93
ISK1,342
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.99
€3.58
|
$7.78
ISK955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.76
|
$7.08
ISK869
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.23
|
$11.00
ISK1,351
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.03
|
$1.50
ISK185
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.52
|
$1.27
ISK156
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.77
|
$1.46
ISK179
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.29
|
$2.93
ISK360
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.71
|
$1.78
ISK218
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.17
|
$0.76
ISK93
|
|
Albufeira vs. Reykjavik - Cost of groceries
pay 39.6% more for transportation
|
Albufeira
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
€7.07
|
$7.76
ISK953
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.87
€50.13
|
$94.80
ISK11,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,640.22
€30,180.32
|
$50,588.43
ISK6M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.60
€11.30
|
$29.26
ISK3,593
|
|
Albufeira vs. Reykjavik - Cost of transportation
pay 63.2% more for housing
|
Albufeira
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.09
€31.48
|
$86.01
ISK10,561
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,301.69
€1,167.81
|
$2,522.88
ISK310K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,231.71
€1,105.03
|
$2,032.25
ISK250K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.04
€75.40
|
$73.44
ISK9,018
|
|
Albufeira vs. Reykjavik - Cost of housing
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Albufeira
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.89
€426.94
|
$1,185.23
ISK146K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,182.80
€10,032.65
|
$25,853.51
ISK3M
|
|
Albufeira vs. Reykjavik - Cost of childcare
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Albufeira
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.01
|
$13.89
ISK1,706
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
€2.26
|
$6.74
ISK828
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.27
€5.63
|
$13.89
ISK1,706
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.91
€47.47
|
$100.25
ISK12,310
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.68
€7.79
|
$19.57
ISK2,403
|
|
Albufeira vs. Reykjavik - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 66.8% more for clothing
|
Albufeira
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.49
€96.44
|
$149.01
ISK18,297
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.16
€40.52
|
$65.79
ISK8,078
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.11
€73.67
|
$181.84
ISK22,328
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.70
€128.92
|
$248.81
ISK30,551
|
|
Albufeira vs. Reykjavik - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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