Cost of living comparison
Apia is 6.6% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Apia instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 18.4% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.65
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.64
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 46.0% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.77
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.13
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.13
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.80
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,560.40
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.28
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Lisbon
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.08
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,254.56
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€809.64
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€96.63
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 81.4% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€429.33
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,866.81
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.55
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€39.78
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.65
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€78.13
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€32.73
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€77.30
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€96.53
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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