Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 3.2% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 19.4% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
$8.25
€7.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.33
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
$1.55
€1.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.46
|
$5.15
€4.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.60
|
$3.88
€3.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
$2.95
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.45
|
$3.38
€3.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
pay 9.5% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.85
|
$7.68
€7.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€54.68
|
$43.98
€40.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,504.32
|
$30,784.59
€28,351.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.56
|
$10.00
€9.21
|
|
pay 7.6% more for housing
Madrid
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.48
|
$39.97
€36.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,008.14
|
$1,352.26
€1,245.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€751.76
|
$872.69
€803.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€115.18
|
$104.15
€95.92
|
|
pay 0.3% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€487.62
|
$462.77
€426.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,748.33
|
$10,635.21
€9,794.49
|
|
pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.00
|
$2.06
€1.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
$5.94
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.41
|
$42.87
€39.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.11
|
$8.25
€7.59
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.12
|
$84.22
€77.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.25
|
$35.28
€32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€70.80
|
$83.32
€76.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€86.76
|
$104.05
€95.82
|
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