Cost of living comparison
Joao Pessoa is 42.8% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Joao Pessoa instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Joao Pessoa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$3.56
R$18.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.71
|
$6.92
R$35.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.65
|
$0.79
R$4.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.44
R$2.26
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Joao Pessoa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
$1.41
R$7.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.81
|
$3.94
R$20.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.63
|
$4.54
R$23.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.76
|
$2.03
R$10.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.16
|
$2.01
R$10.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$0.92
R$4.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.48
R$2.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.24
R$1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$0.62
R$3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.52
R$2.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.53
R$2.71
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Joao Pessoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.18
|
$4.87
R$24.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.11
|
$49.24
R$251.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,780.05
|
$15,424.84
R$78,918.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.35
|
$7.32
R$37.44
|
|
pay 61.8% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Joao Pessoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.36
|
$16.17
R$82.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,264.20
|
$291.69
R$1,492.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€815.86
|
$173.04
R$885.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€97.37
|
$74.13
R$379.29
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Joao Pessoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€432.64
|
$131.84
R$674.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,942.70
|
$5,260.26
R$26,913.09
|
|
pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Joao Pessoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.57
|
$1.48
R$7.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$1.24
R$6.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
$2.97
R$15.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.08
|
$21.89
R$111.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.71
|
$6.82
R$34.91
|
|
pay 34.4% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Joao Pessoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€78.73
|
$55.37
R$283.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€32.98
|
$34.11
R$174.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€77.90
|
$56.85
R$290.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€97.27
|
$33.12
R$169.47
|
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