Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 10.5% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Athens, you would:
pay 42.9% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
$8.25
€7.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
Athens
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
$1.55
€1.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.03
|
$5.15
€4.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.50
|
$3.88
€3.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.08
|
$2.95
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.09
|
$3.38
€3.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
Athens
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.38
|
$7.68
€7.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.38
|
$43.98
€40.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,288.38
|
$30,784.59
€28,351.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.53
|
$10.00
€9.21
|
|
pay 45.2% more for housing
Athens
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.27
|
$39.97
€36.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€509.79
|
$1,352.26
€1,245.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€480.57
|
$872.69
€803.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€186.29
|
$104.15
€95.92
|
|
pay 0.3% more for childcare
Athens
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€449.54
|
$462.77
€426.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,256.29
|
$10,635.21
€9,794.49
|
|
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.30
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.39
|
$2.06
€1.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.86
|
$5.94
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.18
|
$42.87
€39.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.10
|
$8.25
€7.59
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
Athens
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€78.13
|
$84.22
€77.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.03
|
$35.28
€32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€82.89
|
$83.32
€76.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€102.53
|
$104.05
€95.82
|
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