Cost of living comparison
Canada is 24.5% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Canada instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 9.0% more for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Canada
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.71
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.65
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 54.1% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.81
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.63
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.76
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.16
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
Lisbon
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.18
|
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.11
|
$63.09
CA$86.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,780.05
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,870.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.35
|
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
|
pay 14.0% more for housing
Lisbon
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.36
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,264.20
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€815.86
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€97.37
|
$112.22
CA$153.53
|
|
pay 43.2% more for childcare
Lisbon
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€432.64
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,942.70
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,191.03
|
|
pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.57
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.08
|
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.71
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Canada
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€78.73
|
$49.87
CA$68.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€32.98
|
$36.92
CA$50.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€77.90
|
$78.02
CA$106.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€97.27
|
$97.82
CA$133.84
|
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