Cost of living comparison

China

compared to

Portugal

Albufeira vs. Shenzhen Cost of Living Summary

Albufeira is 67.5% more expensive than Shenzhen.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Albufeira
Groceries: pay 25.2% more in Albufeira
Transportation: pay 92.1% more in Albufeira
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Albufeira
Childcare: pay 35.3% less in Albufeira
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% more in Albufeira
Clothing: pay 41.0% more in Albufeira

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

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Albufeira vs. Shenzhen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albufeira instead of Shenzhen, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Shenzhen	Albufeira
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.73 CN¥24.95	$13.44 €11.96	+260.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.93	$10.07 €8.96	+92.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 CN¥3.72	$1.52 €1.35	+173.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 CN¥2.27	$1.36 €1.21	+302.7%
Average			+184.8%

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pay 25.2% more for groceries

	Shenzhen	Albufeira
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 CN¥10.72	$1.24 €1.10	-22.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.53 CN¥70.43	$7.74 €6.88	-26.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 CN¥39.92	$3.99 €3.55	-33.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 CN¥11.52	$3.08 €2.74	+78.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.22	$3.60 €3.21	+135.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 CN¥6.90	$1.15 €1.02	+11.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 CN¥4.82	$0.58 €0.52	-19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 CN¥5.79	$0.86 €0.77	-0.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 CN¥4.39	$1.44 €1.28	+119.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 CN¥3.21	$0.79 €0.71	+65.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 CN¥3.85	$1.31 €1.16	+127.7%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 92.1% more for transportation

	Shenzhen	Albufeira
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 CN¥33.51	$7.88 €7.02	+57.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.37 CN¥149.69	$55.87 €49.73	+149.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	+73.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.65 CN¥31.14	$12.60 €11.21	+170.7%
Average			+92.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Shenzhen	Albufeira
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.39 CN¥109.66	$35.09 €31.23	+114.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$759.98 CN¥5,084.90	$1,301.69 €1,158.55	+71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$476.09 CN¥3,185.43	$1,231.71 €1,096.27	+158.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.84 CN¥326.76	$84.04 €74.80	+72.1%
Average			+104.4%

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pay 35.3% less for childcare

	Shenzhen	Albufeira
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$528.93 CN¥3,539.00	$475.89 €423.56	-10.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,029.94 CN¥161K	$11,182.80 €9,953.09	-53.5%
Average			-35.3%

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pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Shenzhen	Albufeira
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 CN¥9.98	$3.36 €2.99	+125.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 CN¥22.16	$2.52 €2.24	-23.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.47 CN¥29.94	$6.27 €5.58	+40.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.66 CN¥332.26	$52.91 €47.09	+6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.45 CN¥49.85	$8.68 €7.72	+16.5%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 41.0% more for clothing

	Shenzhen	Albufeira
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.66 CN¥365.75	$107.49 €95.67	+96.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.75 CN¥265.95	$45.16 €40.20	+13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.46 CN¥484.85	$82.11 €73.08	+13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.98 CN¥615.39	$143.70 €127.90	+56.2%
Average			+41.0%

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