Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 10.4% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.32
|
$8.25
€7.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.71
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.24
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
pay 26.9% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.48
|
$5.15
€4.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.78
|
$3.88
€3.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.95
|
$2.95
€2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.61
|
$3.38
€3.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.99
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 30.2% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.55
|
$7.68
€7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.37
|
$43.98
€41.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,820.35
|
$30,784.59
€28,780.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.48
|
$10.00
€9.35
|
|
pay 20.1% less for housing
Berlin
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.87
|
$39.97
€37.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,260.01
|
$1,352.26
€1,264.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€934.00
|
$872.69
€815.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€255.35
|
$104.15
€97.37
|
|
pay 77.5% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€196.66
|
$462.77
€432.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,372.03
|
$10,635.21
€9,942.70
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.39
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.01
|
$42.87
€40.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$8.25
€7.71
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.77
|
$84.22
€78.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.44
|
$35.28
€32.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.79
|
$83.32
€77.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.53
|
$104.05
€97.27
|
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