Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vatican City instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Vatican City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€12.96
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Vatican City
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.40
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.29
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.82
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.14
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.98
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.01
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Lisbon
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.84
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.35
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Lisbon
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€37.84
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,436.02
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,015.33
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€100.69
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Lisbon
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€546.64
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,464.18
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.05
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.47
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€40.22
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Vatican City
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€82.11
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€35.68
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€78.23
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€102.81
|
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