Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 21.2% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 12.7% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3900
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
$8.25
€7.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$1.55
€1.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$5.15
€4.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1700
|
$3.88
€3.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$2.95
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$3.38
€3.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
pay 21.5% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2200
|
$7.68
€7.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.7400
|
$43.98
€40.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF633.3400
|
$30,784.59
€28,351.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3600
|
$10.00
€9.21
|
|
pay 70.4% more for housing
Santiago
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.9200
|
$39.97
€36.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF18.3800
|
$1,352.26
€1,245.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF17.2800
|
$872.69
€803.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.3900
|
$104.15
€95.92
|
|
pay 34.5% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF15.2300
|
$462.77
€426.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF235.8000
|
$10,635.21
€9,794.49
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$2.06
€1.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$5.94
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3900
|
$42.87
€39.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2600
|
$8.25
€7.59
|
|
pay 24.1% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF2.0300
|
$84.22
€77.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.1300
|
$35.28
€32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.6600
|
$83.32
€76.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.9300
|
$104.05
€95.82
|
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