Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 18.7% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Australia, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.50
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.78
|
$8.25
€7.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.76
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.15
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
Australia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.07
|
$1.55
€1.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.50
|
$5.15
€4.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.67
|
$3.88
€3.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.40
|
$2.95
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.46
|
$3.38
€3.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.20
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.73
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.01
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.22
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.58
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.27
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
Australia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.59
|
$7.68
€7.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$125.72
|
$43.98
€40.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,885.56
|
$30,784.59
€28,351.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.44
|
$10.00
€9.21
|
|
pay 5.8% less for housing
Australia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$85.68
|
$39.97
€36.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,717.62
|
$1,352.26
€1,245.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,364.34
|
$872.69
€803.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$184.98
|
$104.15
€95.92
|
|
pay 36.8% less for childcare
Australia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,107.88
|
$462.77
€426.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,584.59
|
$10,635.21
€9,794.49
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.77
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.06
|
$2.06
€1.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.65
|
$5.94
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$71.69
|
$42.87
€39.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.80
|
$8.25
€7.59
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Australia
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$109.69
|
$84.22
€77.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$64.18
|
$35.28
€32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$156.09
|
$83.32
€76.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$163.54
|
$104.05
€95.82
|
|
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