Cost of living comparison

Portugal

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Croatia

Dubrovnik vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Dubrovnik is 14.2% cheaper than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 33.4% more in Dubrovnik
Groceries: pay 20.4% less in Dubrovnik
Transportation: pay 7.2% less in Dubrovnik
Housing: pay 10.4% less in Dubrovnik
Childcare: pay 76.9% less in Dubrovnik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.0% more in Dubrovnik
Clothing: pay 34.2% less in Dubrovnik

The cost of restaurants and entertainment and sports in Dubrovnik are more expensive than in Lisbon. Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Dubrovnik.

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Dubrovnik vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.4% more for restaurants

	Lisbon	Dubrovnik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$19.60 HRK131.37	+16.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$12.88 HRK86.33	+15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$4.64 HRK31.13	+101.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 €1.51	$4.62 HRK30.97	+171.7%
Average			+33.4%

Lisbon vs. Dubrovnik - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.4% less for groceries

	Lisbon	Dubrovnik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 €1.67	$1.19 HRK8.01	-36.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.72	$5.04 HRK33.78	-21.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 €3.87	$4.03 HRK27.00	-7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.94 €3.51	$4.12 HRK27.63	+4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 €3.21	$4.06 HRK27.24	+12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$0.83 HRK5.56	-17.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.63 HRK4.20	-19.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$0.76 HRK5.11	-8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$1.24 HRK8.29	+8.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.73	$0.41 HRK2.72	-50.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$0.42 HRK2.81	-54.2%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 7.2% less for transportation

	Lisbon	Dubrovnik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.43 €7.50	$7.04 HRK47.18	-16.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$54.87 HRK367.84	+22.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$26,300.35 HRK176K	-21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.52 €11.14	$14.11 HRK94.59	+12.7%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 10.4% less for housing

	Lisbon	Dubrovnik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.72 €29.12	$42.81 HRK286.99	+30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,595.62 €1,420.16	$1,466.85 HRK9,833.96	-8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,189.97 €1,059.12	$919.30 HRK6,163.12	-22.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.43 €112.53	$138.04 HRK925.45	+9.2%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 76.9% less for childcare

	Lisbon	Dubrovnik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$678.84 €604.19	$89.58 HRK600.55	-86.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,935.72 €15,073.40	$6,830.39 HRK45,791.73	-59.7%
Average			-76.9%

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pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	Dubrovnik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$5.60 HRK37.53	+66.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 €2.69	$4.14 HRK27.78	+36.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$5.32 HRK35.70	-20.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 €41.16	$69.05 HRK462.92	+49.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 €8.60	$8.12 HRK54.42	-15.9%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 34.2% less for clothing

	Lisbon	Dubrovnik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.78 €91.47	$72.78 HRK487.94	-29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.72 €40.69	$27.99 HRK187.67	-38.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.13 €88.23	$67.18 HRK450.41	-32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.02 €109.49	$78.38 HRK525.48	-36.3%
Average			-34.2%

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