Cost of living comparison
Australia is 45.1% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Australia instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 28.7% more for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$15.31
A$23.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.71
|
$8.98
A$13.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.65
|
$2.45
A$3.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$2.05
A$3.14
|
|
pay 41.5% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.81
|
$4.24
A$6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.63
|
$5.00
A$7.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.76
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.16
|
$3.56
A$5.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$1.44
A$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$1.13
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.31
A$2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$2.10
A$3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$1.03
A$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.83
A$1.27
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
Lisbon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.18
|
$4.95
A$7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.11
|
$81.92
A$125.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,780.05
|
$22,079.60
A$33,791.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.35
|
$15.28
A$23.38
|
|
pay 10.0% more for housing
Lisbon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.36
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,264.20
|
$1,119.19
A$1,712.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€815.86
|
$889.00
A$1,360.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€97.37
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Lisbon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€432.64
|
$1,373.48
A$2,102.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,942.70
|
$11,458.00
A$17,535.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.57
|
$5.72
A$8.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$3.30
A$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.08
|
$46.71
A$71.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.71
|
$12.25
A$18.75
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€78.73
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€32.98
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€77.90
|
$101.71
A$155.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€97.27
|
$106.56
A$163.08
|
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