Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 22.6% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Moscow
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$8.62
₽794.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.59
|
$4.93
₽453.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.63
|
$1.02
₽94.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.57
₽52.59
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.43
|
$0.69
₽63.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.74
|
$5.18
₽476.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.58
|
$4.02
₽370.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.72
|
$1.42
₽130.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.11
|
$2.00
₽183.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$0.62
₽57.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.53
₽49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.70
₽64.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$1.40
₽129.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.27
₽24.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.26
₽24.36
|
|
pay 52.8% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.07
|
$2.47
₽227.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.50
|
$30.79
₽2,836.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,351.07
|
$30,787.49
₽2,836,605.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.21
|
$3.94
₽363.09
|
|
pay 44.1% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€36.81
|
$6.45
₽594.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,245.36
|
$860.20
₽79,254.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€803.70
|
$497.14
₽45,804.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€95.92
|
$90.59
₽8,346.35
|
|
pay 4.4% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€426.19
|
$487.67
₽44,931.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,794.49
|
$9,121.01
₽840,364.44
|
|
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.53
|
$3.08
₽283.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.89
|
$2.57
₽236.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.47
|
$2.52
₽232.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€39.48
|
$38.25
₽3,524.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.59
|
$6.16
₽567.32
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€77.56
|
$94.24
₽8,683.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€32.49
|
$45.95
₽4,233.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€76.74
|
$106.61
₽9,822.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€95.82
|
$132.25
₽12,185.25
|
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