Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 65.7% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 82.9% more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
₽794.52
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
₽454.01
|
$8.25
€7.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
₽94.13
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽52.61
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
pay 57.6% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
₽63.56
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
₽476.98
|
$5.15
€4.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
₽370.37
|
$3.88
€3.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₽130.78
|
$2.95
€2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₽183.99
|
$3.38
€3.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.06
|
$0.99
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₽49.30
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
₽64.55
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₽129.22
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₽24.80
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
₽24.36
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
₽227.88
|
$7.68
€7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
₽2,837.56
|
$43.98
€41.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
₽2,837,557.14
|
$30,784.59
€28,780.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
₽363.21
|
$10.00
€9.35
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
₽594.43
|
$39.97
€37.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
₽79,281.35
|
$1,352.26
€1,264.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
₽45,819.79
|
$872.69
€815.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
₽8,349.15
|
$104.15
€97.37
|
|
pay 5.8% more for childcare
Moscow
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
₽44,946.91
|
$462.77
€432.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
₽840,646.31
|
$10,635.21
€9,942.70
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
₽283.76
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
₽236.68
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
₽232.11
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
₽3,525.37
|
$42.87
€40.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
₽567.51
|
$8.25
€7.71
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
₽8,685.91
|
$84.22
€78.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
₽4,234.67
|
$35.28
€32.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
₽9,825.35
|
$83.32
€77.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
₽12,189.33
|
$104.05
€97.27
|
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