Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 34.2% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 18.3% more for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$16.63
€15.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.73
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.66
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.28
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.83
|
$4.31
€4.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.64
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.77
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.17
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 58.7% more for transportation
Lisbon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.20
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.25
|
$113.76
€106.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,871.82
|
$32,407.58
€30,393.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.38
|
$17.14
€16.08
|
|
pay 27.4% more for housing
Lisbon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.48
|
$52.84
€49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,268.24
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€818.46
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€97.68
|
$156.48
€146.76
|
|
pay 37.3% more for childcare
Lisbon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€434.01
|
$893.73
€838.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,974.40
|
$8,678.25
€8,139.04
|
|
pay 84.4% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.58
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.93
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.57
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.21
|
$59.94
€56.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.73
|
$11.50
€10.79
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€78.98
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€33.09
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€78.15
|
$85.01
€79.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€97.58
|
$90.50
€84.88
|
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