Cost of living comparison
Poland is 32.2% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Poland instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 29.4% less for restaurants
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Lisbon
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.05
|
$6.88
zł27.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.53
|
$5.95
zł23.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.61
|
$1.30
zł5.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.24
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.42
|
$0.94
zł3.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.70
|
$3.34
zł13.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.55
|
$2.82
zł11.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.70
|
$2.49
zł9.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.09
|
$2.20
zł8.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.90
|
$0.38
zł1.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.59
|
$0.55
zł2.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.70
|
$0.63
zł2.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.92
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.29
zł1.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
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pay 36.0% less for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.02
|
$5.68
zł22.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.18
|
$23.91
zł95.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,123.26
|
$19,787.24
zł79,041.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.14
|
$6.31
zł25.22
|
|
pay 35.7% less for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€36.51
|
$12.94
zł51.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,235.35
|
$480.05
zł1,917.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€797.24
|
$406.85
zł1,625.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€95.15
|
$148.56
zł593.42
|
|
pay 54.3% less for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€422.76
|
$228.50
zł912.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,715.79
|
$4,467.72
zł17,846.52
|
|
pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.51
|
$2.34
zł9.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.88
|
$2.45
zł9.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.42
|
$4.13
zł16.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€39.17
|
$27.45
zł109.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.53
|
$5.63
zł22.48
|
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pay 21.3% less for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€76.93
|
$64.65
zł258.25
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€32.23
|
$30.33
zł121.16
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€76.12
|
$66.37
zł265.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€95.05
|
$75.24
zł300.53
|
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