Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Portugal

Lisbon vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Lisbon is 20.5% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 54.1% more in Lisbon
Groceries: pay 27.0% more in Lisbon
Transportation: pay 39.1% more in Lisbon
Housing: pay 26.5% more in Lisbon
Childcare: pay 26.7% less in Lisbon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% less in Lisbon
Clothing: pay 24.6% less in Lisbon

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, and housing in Lisbon are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Lisbon.

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Lisbon vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lisbon instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 54.1% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Lisbon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB996.18	$16.80 €14.99	+43.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB597.71	$11.20 €9.99	+59.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB137.76	$2.30 €2.06	+42.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB71.18	$1.70 €1.52	+103.4%
Average			+54.1%

Moscow vs. Lisbon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.0% more for groceries

	Moscow	Lisbon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB86.67	$1.87 €1.67	+84.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB607.83	$6.43 €5.74	-9.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB392.86	$4.34 €3.88	-5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB158.76	$3.94 €3.52	+111.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB254.08	$3.60 €3.22	+20.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB79.37	$1.01 €0.90	+8.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB69.29	$0.78 €0.69	-4.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB76.80	$0.83 €0.74	-7.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB152.11	$1.14 €1.02	-36.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB34.61	$0.82 €0.73	+102.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB27.55	$0.91 €0.82	+182.8%
Average			+27.0%

Moscow vs. Lisbon - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Lisbon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB282.00	$8.43 €7.53	+154.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,461.72	$44.79 €39.98	+10.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$33,640.22 €30,027.86	-13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB856.71	$12.52 €11.17	+24.4%
Average			+39.1%

Moscow vs. Lisbon - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.5% more for housing

	Moscow	Lisbon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB841.41	$32.72 €29.20	+231.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB124K	$1,595.62 €1,424.28	+9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB68,502.01	$1,189.97 €1,062.19	+47.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB12,164.72	$126.43 €112.85	-11.5%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 26.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Lisbon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB68,893.70	$678.84 €605.94	-16.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$16,935.72 €15,117.13	-35.9%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Lisbon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB398.47	$3.36 €3.00	-28.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB315.01	$3.03 €2.70	-18.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB293.87	$6.72 €6.00	+94.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,577.71	$46.25 €41.28	+10.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB796.94	$9.66 €8.62	+3.2%
Average			-0.8%

Moscow vs. Lisbon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Lisbon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB9,236.82	$102.78 €91.74	-5.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,319.60	$45.72 €40.81	-26.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,373.98	$99.13 €88.48	-31.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB15,345.00	$123.02 €109.81	-31.7%
Average			-24.6%

Moscow vs. Lisbon - Cost of clothing

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