Cost of living comparison
compared to
Marietta vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary
Marietta is 34.0% more expensive than Lisbon.
Marietta vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Marietta instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 29.2% more for restaurants
|
Lisbon
|
Marietta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.35
€14.30
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.51
€9.19
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
€2.13
|
$2.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.40
|
$2.21
|
|
Lisbon vs. Marietta - Cost of restaurants
pay 84.5% more for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Marietta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.57
|
$3.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
€5.77
|
$6.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.37
€3.83
|
$3.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
€3.08
|
$3.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
€3.24
|
$6.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.93
|
$3.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.67
|
$0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.80
|
$3.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€0.98
|
$2.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.72
|
$1.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.78
|
$1.28
|
|
Lisbon vs. Marietta - Cost of groceries
pay 10.3% more for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Marietta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€6.85
|
$2.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.72
€40.85
|
$85.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,922.69
€31,410.55
|
$35,901.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.61
€11.03
|
$15.31
|
|
Lisbon vs. Marietta - Cost of transportation
pay 31.0% more for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Marietta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.69
€34.70
|
$74.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,643.37
€1,436.95
|
$1,533.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,233.04
€1,078.17
|
$1,366.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.34
€98.23
|
$147.95
|
|
Lisbon vs. Marietta - Cost of housing
pay 28.8% more for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Marietta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.37
€549.44
|
$1,240.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,617.31
€14,530.06
|
$10,000.00
|
|
Lisbon vs. Marietta - Cost of childcare
pay 70.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Marietta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
€3.06
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
€2.42
|
$5.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.83
€5.97
|
$8.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.26
€44.82
|
$115.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
€8.17
|
$14.00
|
|
Lisbon vs. Marietta - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 16.6% less for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Marietta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.27
€97.29
|
$51.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.18
€36.88
|
$43.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.12
€84.92
|
$94.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.37
€111.37
|
$111.44
|
|
Lisbon vs. Marietta - Cost of clothing
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