Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 30.7% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Lisbon
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.40
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$8.25
€7.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.06
€2.84
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.86
€10.07
|
$5.15
€4.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.35
€4.96
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.60
€5.20
|
$3.38
€3.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.82
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
€6.25
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.98
€40.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,893.04
€25,877.76
|
$30,784.59
€28,560.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.06
€28.82
|
$10.00
€9.28
|
|
pay 35.4% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.71
€51.68
|
$39.97
€37.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,774.61
€1,646.40
|
$1,352.26
€1,254.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,468.68
€1,362.57
|
$872.69
€809.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.06
€189.32
|
$104.15
€96.63
|
|
pay 44.3% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$854.36
€792.64
|
$462.77
€429.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,641.72
€17,294.85
|
$10,635.21
€9,866.81
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$2.75
€2.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.94
€3.66
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.17
€43.76
|
$42.87
€39.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$8.25
€7.65
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.61
€70.15
|
$84.22
€78.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.58
€36.72
|
$35.28
€32.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.51
€99.74
|
$83.32
€77.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.74
€115.73
|
$104.05
€96.53
|
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