Cost of living comparison

 Brasilia, Brazil
compared to
 Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon vs. Brasilia Cost of Living Summary

Lisbon is 78.2% more expensive than Brasilia.

Restaurants
pay 74.0% more in Lisbon
Groceries
pay 47.5% more in Lisbon
Transportation
pay 39.4% more in Lisbon
Housing
pay 3.3 times more in Lisbon
Childcare
pay 28.6% more in Lisbon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 84.4% more in Lisbon
Clothing
pay 46.0% more in Lisbon

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Lisbon are more expensive than in Brasilia. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Lisbon.

Lisbon vs. Brasilia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 74.0% more for restaurants

 
Brasilia
Lisbon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.97
R$40.71
$13.66
€12.47
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.10
R$35.62
$9.65
€8.80
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.14
R$6.65
$1.86
€1.69

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pay 47.5% more for groceries

 
Brasilia
Lisbon
Bread
1 loaf
$1.57
R$9.17
$1.48
€1.35
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.43
R$25.90
$5.58
€5.09
Milk (1 gallon) $3.57
R$20.86
$3.87
€3.53

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pay 39.4% more for transportation

 
Brasilia
Lisbon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.79
R$22.12
$7.21
€6.58
Monthly public transit pass $43.46
R$253.94
$42.87
€39.12
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,385.57
R$142,489.79
$32,152.89
€29,337.46

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

 
Brasilia
Lisbon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$19.32
R$112.86
$39.90
€36.41
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $360.74
R$2,107.88
$1,514.21
€1,381.62
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $223.88
R$1,308.15
$1,070.61
€976.87

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pay 28.6% more for childcare

 
Brasilia
Lisbon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $461.58
R$2,697.13
$576.40
€525.93
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,525.09
R$67,343.39
$15,251.75
€13,916.25

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pay 84.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Brasilia
Lisbon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.74
R$10.18
$3.22
€2.93
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.75
R$10.22
$2.61
€2.38
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.09
R$12.21
$6.00
€5.48

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pay 46.0% more for clothing

 
Brasilia
Lisbon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.89
R$297.38
$86.58
€79.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.19
R$240.67
$37.63
€34.33
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$64.43
R$376.45
$82.49
€75.26

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