Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Lobamba instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Lisbon
|
Lobamba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€12.02
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.48
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.63
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.20
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Lobamba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.30
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€4.91
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.40
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.62
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€2.91
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.91
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.61
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.78
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.93
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.77
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.82
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Lobamba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.34
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€37.70
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€28,272.71
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€8.67
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Lobamba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€35.08
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,331.48
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€941.41
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€93.36
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Lobamba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€506.84
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€13,411.19
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Lobamba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.83
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.29
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.28
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€37.29
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.54
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Lobamba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€76.13
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€33.09
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€72.53
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€95.33
|
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