Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 22.1% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.59
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.49
|
$8.25
€7.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.49
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.93
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
pay 33.4% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.19
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.97
|
$5.15
€4.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.44
|
$3.88
€3.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.17
|
$2.95
€2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.43
|
$3.38
€3.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.41
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 38.1% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.95
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN103.39
|
$43.98
€41.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,937.35
|
$30,784.59
€28,756.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN30.08
|
$10.00
€9.35
|
|
pay 55.0% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.86
|
$39.97
€37.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,580.49
|
$1,352.26
€1,263.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,772.62
|
$872.69
€815.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN802.07
|
$104.15
€97.29
|
|
pay 0.2% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,783.41
|
$462.77
€432.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN45,117.68
|
$10,635.21
€9,934.41
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.16
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.71
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.92
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN136.98
|
$42.87
€40.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN28.20
|
$8.25
€7.70
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN313.64
|
$84.22
€78.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN136.83
|
$35.28
€32.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN342.80
|
$83.32
€77.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN380.70
|
$104.05
€97.19
|
|
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