Cost of living comparison

Portugal

compared to

United Kingdom

London vs. Almada Cost of Living Summary

London is 89.6% more expensive than Almada.

Restaurants: pay 36.1% more in London
Groceries: pay 29.2% more in London
Transportation: pay 77.3% more in London
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in London
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in London
Clothing: pay 32.8% more in London

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in London are more expensive than in Almada. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in London.

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London vs. Almada Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Almada, you would:

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pay 36.1% more for restaurants

	Almada	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.07	$26.43 £19.79	+57.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$10.57 £7.91	-5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 €1.36	$2.95 £2.21	+94.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 €1.09	$2.16 £1.61	+77.7%
Average			+36.1%

Almada vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.2% more for groceries

	Almada	London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 €1.11	$2.04 £1.53	+64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.97 €5.36	$6.36 £4.76	+6.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 €3.58	$6.98 £5.23	+74.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.72 €3.34	$5.01 £3.75	+34.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.55 €3.19	$4.81 £3.60	+35.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$1.40 £1.05	+39.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 €0.52	$0.63 £0.47	+8.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.75	$1.38 £1.03	+65.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.02	$1.52 £1.14	+33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.74	$0.74 £0.55	-10.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.71	$0.80 £0.60	+0.7%
Average			+29.2%

Almada vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.3% more for transportation

	Almada	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €7.23	$7.95 £5.95	-1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €40.18	$245.79 £184.01	+448.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €30,180.32	$38,182.92 £28,586.44	+13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.19 €9.14	$31.77 £23.78	+211.8%
Average			+77.3%

Almada vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Almada	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.72 €29.35	$40.48 £30.31	+23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,147.73 €1,029.69	$2,841.09 £2,127.04	+147.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$933.30 €837.31	$2,287.10 £1,712.29	+145.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.04 €75.40	$284.00 £212.62	+237.9%
Average			+149.5%

Almada vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Almada	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$615.85 €552.51	$2,857.20 £2,139.11	+363.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,182.80 €10,032.65	$35,755.44 £26,769.06	+219.7%
Average			+285.1%

Almada vs. London - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Almada	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €3.01	$9.25 £6.93	+175.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 €2.26	$5.62 £4.21	+123.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.16 €5.53	$23.46 £17.56	+280.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.02 €32.31	$60.55 £45.33	+68.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.68 €7.79	$17.84 £13.36	+105.6%
Average			+124.1%

Almada vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 32.8% more for clothing

	Almada	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.78 €92.21	$113.97 £85.33	+10.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.16 €40.52	$53.96 £40.40	+19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.98 €75.34	$125.54 £93.99	+49.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.58 €92.92	$162.46 £121.63	+56.9%
Average			+32.8%

Almada vs. London - Cost of clothing

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