Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 29.7% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 46.6% less for restaurants
|
Lisbon
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€13.10
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.78
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.31
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.42
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.35
|
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.85
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.17
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.02
|
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.90
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.91
|
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.45
|
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
|
pay 46.1% less for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€38.25
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,451.78
|
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,026.48
|
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€101.80
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€552.64
|
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,622.97
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
|
pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.08
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.50
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€40.66
|
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€83.01
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€36.08
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€79.09
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€103.94
|
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
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