Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 27.3% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 43.6% less for restaurants
|
Copenhagen
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK154.18
|
$13.66
€13.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.37
DKK102.79
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
DKK27.03
|
$1.86
€1.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK21.30
|
$1.36
€1.31
|
|
pay 34.4% less for groceries
|
Copenhagen
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.78
DKK27.05
|
$1.48
€1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
DKK46.28
|
$5.58
€5.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
DKK53.09
|
$3.87
€3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK33.99
|
$2.97
€2.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
DKK36.46
|
$3.31
€3.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
DKK10.08
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
DKK10.12
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
DKK10.81
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK15.13
|
$1.06
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
DKK7.65
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.47
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
|
Copenhagen
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
DKK55.65
|
$7.21
€6.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.30
DKK717.33
|
$42.87
€41.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,303.99
DKK359,754.05
|
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.43
DKK174.74
|
$9.86
€9.45
|
|
pay 11.9% less for housing
|
Copenhagen
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.84
DKK263.47
|
$39.90
€38.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.68
DKK12,098.19
|
$1,514.21
€1,451.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,264.98
DKK9,046.65
|
$1,070.61
€1,026.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.98
DKK1,086.90
|
$106.17
€101.80
|
|
pay 10.2% more for childcare
|
Copenhagen
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.24
DKK4,149.66
|
$576.40
€552.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,599.95
DKK90,109.82
|
$15,251.75
€14,622.97
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Copenhagen
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK61.67
|
$3.22
€3.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.19
DKK44.27
|
$2.61
€2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.05
DKK64.76
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.41
DKK310.42
|
$42.41
€40.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.68
DKK133.62
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
|
Copenhagen
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.64
DKK827.02
|
$86.58
€83.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.78
DKK348.89
|
$37.63
€36.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.38
DKK868.03
|
$82.49
€79.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.89
DKK1,250.72
|
$108.41
€103.94
|
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