Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 25.5% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Lisbon
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$8.25
€7.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.54
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.31
|
$1.36
€1.28
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.48
|
$5.15
€4.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.41
|
$3.88
€3.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.69
|
$2.95
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.56
|
$3.38
€3.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.99
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.37
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.69
|
$7.68
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.77
|
$43.98
€41.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,169.93
|
$30,784.59
€28,871.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.92
|
$10.00
€9.38
|
|
pay 31.6% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€43.04
|
$39.97
€37.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,684.97
|
$1,352.26
€1,268.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,478.14
|
$872.69
€818.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.89
|
$104.15
€97.68
|
|
pay 40.3% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,618.30
|
$462.77
€434.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,768.99
|
$10,635.21
€9,974.40
|
|
pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$2.75
€2.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.27
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.46
|
$5.94
€5.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€37.13
|
$42.87
€40.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.40
|
$8.25
€7.73
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Lisbon
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€73.10
|
$84.22
€78.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.67
|
$35.28
€33.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€85.31
|
$83.32
€78.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€103.04
|
$104.05
€97.58
|
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