Cost of living comparison

Portugal

compared to

Switzerland

Baden vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Baden is 66.8% more expensive than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Baden
Groceries: pay 80.1% more in Baden
Transportation: pay 31.0% more in Baden
Housing: pay 41.3% more in Baden
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Baden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Baden
Clothing: pay 58.0% more in Baden

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and housing in Baden are more expensive than in Lisbon. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Baden.

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Baden vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baden instead of Lisbon, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Lisbon	Baden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$34.80 CHF28.74	+107.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$18.00 CHF14.87	+60.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$5.76 CHF4.76	+149.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 €1.51	$5.27 CHF4.35	+210.0%
Average			+101.1%

Lisbon vs. Baden - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.1% more for groceries

	Lisbon	Baden
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 €1.67	$3.36 CHF2.78	+79.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.72	$13.44 CHF11.10	+109.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 €3.87	$8.18 CHF6.75	+88.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.94 €3.51	$7.98 CHF6.59	+102.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 €3.21	$12.65 CHF10.45	+251.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$1.80 CHF1.48	+78.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$1.25 CHF1.03	+60.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$1.35 CHF1.12	+62.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$2.10 CHF1.73	+84.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.73	$1.14 CHF0.94	+38.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$0.99 CHF0.82	+8.1%
Average			+80.1%

Lisbon vs. Baden - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.0% more for transportation

	Lisbon	Baden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.43 €7.50	$8.85 CHF7.31	+5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$40,978.93 CHF33,845.81	+21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.52 €11.14	$44.28 CHF36.57	+253.7%
Average			+31.0%

Lisbon vs. Baden - Cost of transportation

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pay 41.3% more for housing

	Lisbon	Baden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.72 €29.12	$63.20 CHF52.20	+93.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,595.62 €1,420.16	$1,999.95 CHF1,651.82	+25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,189.97 €1,059.12	$1,709.96 CHF1,412.31	+43.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.43 €112.53	$211.70 CHF174.85	+67.4%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Lisbon	Baden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$678.84 €604.19	$3,558.83 CHF2,939.35	+424.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,935.72 €15,073.40	$32,255.16 CHF26,640.57	+90.5%
Average			+216.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	Baden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$9.24 CHF7.63	+175.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 €2.69	$6.46 CHF5.33	+113.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$10.80 CHF8.92	+60.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 €41.16	$152.80 CHF126.20	+230.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 €8.60	$22.80 CHF18.83	+136.1%
Average			+149.7%

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pay 58.0% more for clothing

	Lisbon	Baden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.78 €91.47	$141.16 CHF116.59	+37.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.72 €40.69	$78.65 CHF64.96	+72.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.13 €88.23	$163.33 CHF134.90	+64.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.02 €109.49	$196.73 CHF162.48	+59.9%
Average			+58.0%

Lisbon vs. Baden - Cost of clothing

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