Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 47.6% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 48.9% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Lisbon
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.99
€24.07
|
$15.16
€14.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.03
|
$9.64
€8.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.71
|
$1.95
€1.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.62
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.85
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.52
|
$5.57
€5.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.64
|
$3.94
€3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.33
|
$3.05
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.45
|
$3.49
€3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.36
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
pay 3.3% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€8.00
|
$7.52
€6.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€22.06
|
$43.32
€40.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€43,294.50
|
$32,489.61
€30,081.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€19.05
|
$9.96
€9.22
|
|
pay 63.2% less for housing
Monaco
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€57.15
|
$41.79
€38.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,564.05
|
$1,447.59
€1,340.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€6,016.26
|
$1,009.53
€934.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€219.90
|
$109.60
€101.47
|
|
pay 69.3% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,955.28
|
$582.39
€539.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€39,983.05
|
$14,607.20
€13,524.43
|
|
pay 59.4% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.52
|
$3.25
€3.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.25
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.53
|
$5.96
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€482.55
|
$43.88
€40.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.03
|
$8.66
€8.02
|
|
pay 56.4% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€150.74
|
$85.44
€79.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.50
|
$37.61
€34.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€173.13
|
$88.28
€81.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€585.58
|
$107.56
€99.59
|
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