Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 23.4% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.2% less in Lisbon
- Groceries
-
pay 11.0% less in Lisbon
- Transportation
-
pay 36.5% less in Lisbon
- Housing
-
pay 37.4% less in Lisbon
- Childcare
-
pay 1.1% more in Lisbon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 45.2% less in Lisbon
- Clothing
-
pay 9.8% less in Lisbon
Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Lisbon.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.20
|
$13.66
€11.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$9.65
€8.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.09
|
$1.86
€1.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.65
|
$1.36
€1.16
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.57
|
$1.48
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.06
|
$5.58
€4.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.52
|
$3.87
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.58
|
$2.97
€2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€3.94
|
$3.31
€2.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.94
|
$1.04
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.69
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.08
|
$0.89
€0.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.58
|
$1.06
€0.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.88
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.61
|
$0.94
€0.79
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.11
|
$7.21
€6.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€104.64
|
$42.87
€36.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€33,371.25
|
$32,152.89
€27,297.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€22.47
|
$9.86
€8.37
|
|
pay 37.4% less for housing
Dublin
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€47.39
|
$39.90
€33.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,815.38
|
$1,514.21
€1,285.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,551.19
|
$1,070.61
€908.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€182.23
|
$106.17
€90.14
|
|
pay 1.1% more for childcare
Dublin
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,110.46
|
$576.40
€489.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,189.26
|
$15,251.75
€12,948.62
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.37
|
$3.22
€2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.68
|
$2.61
€2.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€15.01
|
$6.00
€5.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€47.76
|
$42.41
€36.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€11.83
|
$8.57
€7.28
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€81.56
|
$86.58
€73.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€34.89
|
$37.63
€31.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€82.96
|
$82.49
€70.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€97.01
|
$108.41
€92.04
|
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