Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 19.8% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 10.2% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK151.13
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK104.28
|
$9.64
€8.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.54
|
$1.95
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK22.01
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.70
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.99
|
$5.57
€5.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.95
|
$3.94
€3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.93
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK57.10
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.20
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.99
|
$0.68
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.17
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.76
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.59
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.85
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK75.23
|
$7.52
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,027.65
|
$43.32
€40.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK311,317.63
|
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK302.25
|
$9.96
€9.24
|
|
pay 10.7% more for housing
Stockholm
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK317.10
|
$41.79
€38.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,398.04
|
$1,447.59
€1,343.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK10,132.85
|
$1,009.53
€936.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,249.59
|
$109.60
€101.68
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,487.57
|
$582.39
€540.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK75,899.37
|
$14,607.20
€13,551.83
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK75.56
|
$3.25
€3.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.97
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK71.53
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK423.04
|
$43.88
€40.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK155.66
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK850.51
|
$85.44
€79.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK456.31
|
$37.61
€34.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,023.08
|
$88.28
€81.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,524.27
|
$107.56
€99.79
|
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