Cost of Living Comparison Between Alicante and Porto Cost of Living Comparison Between Alicante and Porto

😐 Solo nomad: Alicante is 1.8% more expensive than Porto without rent, and 5.6% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Alicante is 4.8% more expensive than Porto without rent, and 12.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.33 €14.93

$11.55 €9.95

50.04%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$58.8 €50.7

$58.7 €50.6

0.12%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.54 €9.08

$9.3 €8.01

13.33%

Cappuccino

$2.18 €1.88

$2.21 €1.91

-1.36%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 €1.97

$2.19 €1.89

4.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.56 €1.34

$1.53 €1.31

1.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.96 €2.55

$3.53 €3.04

-16.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.43 €2.95

$3.53 €3.04

-2.83%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 €1.1

$1.11 €0.96

15.32%

White Bread (500g)

$1.73 €1.49

$1.44 €1.24

20.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.57 €1.35

$1.67 €1.44

-5.99%

Eggs

$2.92 €2.51

$3.15 €2.71

-7.30%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.83 €10.19

$11.76 €10.13

0.60%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.01 €7.76

$7.11 €6.12

26.72%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.52 €12.5

$15.56 €13.4

-6.68%

Apples (1kg)

$2.36 €2.03

$2.11 €1.82

11.85%

Banana (1kg)

$1.91 €1.64

$1.41 €1.22

35.46%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.43 €1.23

$1.77 €1.52

-19.21%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.38 €2.05

$2.47 €2.12

-3.64%

Potato (1kg)

$1.69 €1.45

$1.63 €1.4

3.68%

Onion (1kg)

$1.67 €1.44

$1.91 €1.64

-12.57%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.11 €0.96

$1.51 €1.3

-26.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.65 €0.56

$0.84 €0.72

-22.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.15 €5.3

$6.48 €5.58

-5.09%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.09 €4.39

$5.26 €4.53

-3.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 €0.98

$1.18 €1.01

-3.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.81 €1.56

$2.3 €1.98

-21.30%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.63 €1.4

$2.06 €1.77

-20.87%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$25.22 €21.73

$46.71 €40.23

-46.01%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.7 €1.46

$4.16 €3.58

-59.13%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.24 €1.07

$0.76 €0.65

63.16%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.71 €15.25

$17.53 €15.1

1.03%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.75 €1.51

$1.99 €1.71

-12.06%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$38.6K €33.2K

$34.5K €29.7K

11.68%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$29.8K €25.7K

$38.6K €33.2K

-22.80%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$126 €109

$141 €121

-10.40%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$20.71 €17.83

$22.5 €19.38

-7.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$32.44 €27.94

$43.36 €37.35

-25.18%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.9 €46.4

$43.81 €37.73

22.99%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.49 €15.07

$15.8 €13.61

10.70%

Cinema Ticket

$9.32 €8.03

$9.11 €7.85

2.31%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$712 €613

$511 €440

39.25%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.5K €9,061

$10.6K €9,133

-0.79%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$70.9 €61.1

$109 €93.8

-34.88%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.87 €26.59

$36.05 €31.05

-14.37%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$97.7 €84.2

$92 €79.3

6.19%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$107 €92.6

$113 €97.3

-4.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$986 €849

$1,194 €1,028

-17.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$776 €668

$931 €802

-16.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,437 €1,238

$2,181 €1,879

-34.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,030 €887

$1,565 €1,348

-34.14%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,591 €3,093

$4,932 €4,248

-27.19%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,663 €1,432

$3,599 €3,100

-53.81%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,978 €1,703

$1,421 €1,224

39.22%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.58

3.79

-5.54%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Alicante: December 1, 2025

Last update for Porto: December 1, 2025

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