Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 12.6% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of France, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
France
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.97
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.25
|
$8.25
€7.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
France
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.72
|
$5.15
€4.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.22
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$3.38
€3.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
France
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.27
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.66
|
$43.98
€40.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,329.21
|
$30,784.59
€28,560.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.74
|
$10.00
€9.28
|
|
pay 31.8% more for housing
France
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.70
|
$39.97
€37.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€705.68
|
$1,352.26
€1,254.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€566.59
|
$872.69
€809.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€125.28
|
$104.15
€96.63
|
|
pay 18.7% less for childcare
France
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€625.53
|
$462.77
€429.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,491.95
|
$10,635.21
€9,866.81
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.79
|
$2.75
€2.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.72
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.30
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.24
|
$42.87
€39.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.41
|
$8.25
€7.65
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
France
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.03
|
$84.22
€78.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.09
|
$35.28
€32.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.41
|
$83.32
€77.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.85
|
$104.05
€96.53
|
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