Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 5.5% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Prague, you would:
pay 5.0% more for restaurants
Prague
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.29
CZK241.82
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.89
CZK208.84
|
$8.25
€7.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
CZK41.28
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CZK32.43
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
pay 8.1% less for groceries
Prague
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
CZK40.16
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
CZK152.78
|
$5.15
€4.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CZK108.63
|
$3.88
€3.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
CZK81.28
|
$2.95
€2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
CZK101.23
|
$3.38
€3.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK20.24
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
CZK18.97
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
CZK23.00
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
CZK38.03
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
CZK11.41
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
CZK11.64
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
Prague
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
CZK164.54
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.72
CZK604.54
|
$43.98
€41.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.17
CZK659,503.02
|
$30,784.59
€28,756.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
CZK295.68
|
$10.00
€9.35
|
|
pay 7.8% more for housing
Prague
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.19
CZK615.52
|
$39.97
€37.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.03
CZK24,959.19
|
$1,352.26
€1,263.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.21
CZK18,665.18
|
$872.69
€815.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.13
CZK5,901.83
|
$104.15
€97.29
|
|
pay 31.4% less for childcare
Prague
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.25
CZK18,995.06
|
$462.77
€432.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,299.60
CZK312,560.46
|
$10,635.21
€9,934.41
|
|
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
CZK54.96
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
CZK75.35
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
CZK158.28
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.27
CZK1,416.38
|
$42.87
€40.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
CZK262.70
|
$8.25
€7.70
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Prague
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.07
CZK2,187.23
|
$84.22
€78.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.28
CZK993.54
|
$35.28
€32.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.72
CZK2,273.14
|
$83.32
€77.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.16
CZK2,682.98
|
$104.05
€97.19
|
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