Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 17.8% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.43
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$8.25
€7.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.00
|
$5.15
€4.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.59
|
$3.38
€3.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
pay 26.9% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.09
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.54
|
$43.98
€40.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
$30,784.59
€28,560.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.91
|
$10.00
€9.28
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
Ireland
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
$39.97
€37.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
$1,352.26
€1,254.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
$872.69
€809.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
$104.15
€96.63
|
|
pay 12.8% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.16
|
$462.77
€429.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
$10,635.21
€9,866.81
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.13
|
$2.75
€2.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.61
|
$42.87
€39.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.67
|
$8.25
€7.65
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
$84.22
€78.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
$35.28
€32.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
$83.32
€77.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€83.96
|
$104.05
€96.53
|
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