Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 10.3% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Prague, you would:
pay 11.8% more for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
CZK252.81
|
$13.66
€13.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
CZK202.25
|
$9.65
€9.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
CZK41.50
|
$1.86
€1.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
CZK33.10
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
|
Prague
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
CZK33.89
|
$1.48
€1.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
CZK142.73
|
$5.58
€5.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
CZK94.29
|
$3.87
€3.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
CZK60.93
|
$2.97
€2.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CZK93.25
|
$3.31
€3.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK18.23
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
CZK17.43
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CZK21.28
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
CZK35.11
|
$1.06
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CZK13.68
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
CZK13.02
|
$0.94
€0.89
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
|
Prague
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
CZK146.01
|
$7.21
€6.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.35
CZK556.19
|
$42.87
€40.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,475.49
CZK606,754.88
|
$32,152.89
€30,615.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.99
CZK309.44
|
$9.86
€9.39
|
|
pay 28.1% more for housing
|
Prague
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.68
CZK468.63
|
$39.90
€37.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.35
CZK26,874.18
|
$1,514.21
€1,441.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$837.45
CZK19,945.74
|
$1,070.61
€1,019.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$223.37
CZK5,319.96
|
$106.17
€101.10
|
|
pay 5.2% more for childcare
|
Prague
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.18
CZK16,986.02
|
$576.40
€548.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,763.21
CZK280,166.66
|
$15,251.75
€14,522.72
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
CZK57.14
|
$3.22
€3.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
CZK73.28
|
$2.61
€2.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.54
CZK155.73
|
$6.00
€5.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.73
CZK1,517.93
|
$42.41
€40.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.61
CZK252.81
|
$8.57
€8.16
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
|
Prague
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.44
CZK1,963.49
|
$86.58
€82.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
CZK861.51
|
$37.63
€35.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.56
CZK2,204.54
|
$82.49
€78.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.10
CZK2,646.13
|
$108.41
€103.23
|
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