Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 6.1% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Austria, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Lisbon
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.14
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
$8.25
€7.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.24
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Austria
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.82
|
$5.15
€4.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.69
|
$3.88
€3.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
$2.95
€2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.95
|
$3.38
€3.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
Austria
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.74
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.95
|
$43.98
€41.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,231.31
|
$30,784.59
€28,756.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.50
|
$10.00
€9.35
|
|
pay 18.9% more for housing
Austria
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.06
|
$39.97
€37.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€694.40
|
$1,352.26
€1,263.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€580.93
|
$872.69
€815.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€207.48
|
$104.15
€97.29
|
|
pay 20.3% more for childcare
Austria
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€389.14
|
$462.77
€432.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,669.33
|
$10,635.21
€9,934.41
|
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.92
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.82
|
$42.87
€40.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.92
|
$8.25
€7.70
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
Austria
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.77
|
$84.22
€78.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.10
|
$35.28
€32.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.71
|
$83.32
€77.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.24
|
$104.05
€97.19
|
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