Cost of living comparison

Finland

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Portugal

Lisbon vs. Turku Cost of Living Summary

Lisbon is 15.1% more expensive than Turku.

Restaurants: pay 5.0% less in Lisbon
Groceries: pay 11.8% less in Lisbon
Transportation: pay 16.4% less in Lisbon
Housing: pay 76.1% more in Lisbon
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Lisbon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.3% less in Lisbon
Clothing: pay 5.2% more in Lisbon

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

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Lisbon vs. Turku Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.0% less for restaurants

	Turku	Lisbon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.24 €14.45	$16.80 €14.95	+3.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.32 €10.96	$11.20 €9.97	-9.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.86 €2.54	$2.30 €2.05	-19.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.70	$1.70 €1.51	-11.1%
Average			-5.0%

Turku vs. Lisbon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.8% less for groceries

	Turku	Lisbon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.51 €2.23	$1.87 €1.67	-25.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 €3.45	$6.43 €5.72	+65.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.90 €5.25	$4.34 €3.87	-26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 €3.28	$3.94 €3.51	+6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.65 €5.92	$3.60 €3.21	-45.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$1.01 €0.90	-18.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.78 €0.69	-21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$0.83 €0.74	-18.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 €1.77	$1.14 €1.01	-42.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.58	$0.82 €0.73	+25.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.63	$0.91 €0.81	+28.4%
Average			-11.8%

Turku vs. Lisbon - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.4% less for transportation

	Turku	Lisbon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.81 €7.84	$8.43 €7.50	-4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.82 €56.81	$44.79 €39.86	-29.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,622.07 €32,594.96	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	-8.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.60 €18.34	$12.52 €11.14	-39.2%
Average			-16.4%

Turku vs. Lisbon - Cost of transportation

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pay 76.1% more for housing

	Turku	Lisbon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.11 €19.68	$32.72 €29.12	+47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$803.41 €715.06	$1,595.62 €1,420.16	+98.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$654.86 €582.85	$1,189.97 €1,059.12	+81.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.68 €90.50	$126.43 €112.53	+24.3%
Average			+76.1%

Turku vs. Lisbon - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Turku	Lisbon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.73 €276.56	$678.84 €604.19	+118.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,278.28 €6,477.93	$16,935.72 €15,073.40	+132.7%
Average			+125.5%

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pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Turku	Lisbon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.57 €8.52	$3.36 €2.99	-64.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 €4.27	$3.03 €2.69	-36.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$6.72 €5.98	-50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.11 €38.37	$46.25 €41.16	+7.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.27 €18.94	$9.66 €8.60	-54.6%
Average			-42.3%

Turku vs. Lisbon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

	Turku	Lisbon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.87 €83.55	$102.78 €91.47	+9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.39 €38.62	$45.72 €40.69	+5.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.64 €91.36	$99.13 €88.23	-3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.97 €99.66	$123.02 €109.49	+9.9%
Average			+5.2%

Turku vs. Lisbon - Cost of clothing

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