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
€12.96
|
$9.19
RUB917.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$1.07
RUB107.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$0.49
RUB48.46
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.40
|
$0.62
RUB61.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.29
|
$4.41
RUB440.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$3.57
RUB356.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.82
|
$1.52
RUB151.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.14
|
$1.99
RUB198.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.98
|
$0.68
RUB67.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$0.67
RUB66.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$0.72
RUB71.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.01
|
$1.12
RUB112.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.25
RUB24.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
$0.21
RUB20.89
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.84
|
$2.22
RUB221.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$28.58
RUB2,854.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,058,286.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.35
|
$5.82
RUB581.07
|
|
pay 46.1% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€37.84
|
$6.38
RUB637.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,436.02
|
$960.52
RUB95,929.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,015.33
|
$583.26
RUB58,252.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€100.69
|
$86.66
RUB8,654.92
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€546.64
|
$466.53
RUB46,593.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,464.18
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,040,026.13
|
|
pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.05
|
$3.06
RUB305.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.47
|
$2.52
RUB252.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
$2.45
RUB244.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€40.22
|
$32.34
RUB3,229.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€82.11
|
$81.16
RUB8,105.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€35.68
|
$42.31
RUB4,225.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€78.23
|
$108.95
RUB10,881.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€102.81
|
$101.97
RUB10,184.01
|
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