Cost of living comparison

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Iceland is 38.5% more expensive than Lisbon.

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

pay 48.9% more for restaurants

 
Lisbon
Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.19
€12.15
$17.84
kr2,439
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.25
€7.59
$14.27
kr1,951
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.77
€1.63
$2.32
kr317

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pay 55.6% more for groceries

 
Lisbon
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
$1.55
€1.43
$3.42
kr468
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.15
€4.74
$5.98
kr818
Milk (1 gallon) $3.88
€3.58
$5.33
kr728

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pay 54.3% more for transportation

 
Lisbon
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.68
€7.07
$8.03
kr1,099
Monthly public transit pass $43.98
€40.50
$77.40
kr10,584
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,784.59
€28,351.07
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131

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pay 16.9% more for housing

 
Lisbon
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.97
€36.81
$62.40
kr8,533
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,352.26
€1,245.36
$1,437.14
kr196,527
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $872.69
€803.70
$1,215.63
kr166,234

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pay 59.0% less for childcare

 
Lisbon
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $462.77
€426.19
$259.34
kr35,465
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,635.21
€9,794.49
$2,750.10
kr376,071

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pay 94.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lisbon
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.75
€2.53
$8.52
kr1,165
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.06
€1.89
$4.15
kr568
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.94
€5.47
$10.64
kr1,454

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pay 58.2% more for clothing

 
Lisbon
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$84.22
€77.56
$118.08
kr16,147
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.28
€32.49
$50.39
kr6,891
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.32
€76.74
$151.12
kr20,665

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