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
CZK250.06
|
$13.66
€12.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
CZK200.05
|
$9.65
€9.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
CZK41.05
|
$1.86
€1.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
CZK32.74
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
|
Prague
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
CZK33.52
|
$1.48
€1.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
CZK141.17
|
$5.58
€5.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
CZK93.27
|
$3.87
€3.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
CZK60.26
|
$2.97
€2.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CZK92.23
|
$3.31
€3.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK18.03
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
CZK17.24
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CZK21.05
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
CZK34.73
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CZK13.53
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
CZK12.88
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
|
Prague
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
CZK144.42
|
$7.21
€6.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.35
CZK550.12
|
$42.87
€40.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,475.49
CZK600,136.34
|
$32,152.89
€29,997.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.99
CZK306.07
|
$9.86
€9.20
|
|
pay 28.1% more for housing
|
Prague
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.68
CZK463.52
|
$39.90
€37.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.35
CZK26,581.04
|
$1,514.21
€1,412.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$837.45
CZK19,728.17
|
$1,070.61
€998.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$223.37
CZK5,261.93
|
$106.17
€99.06
|
|
pay 5.2% more for childcare
|
Prague
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.18
CZK16,800.73
|
$576.40
€537.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,763.21
CZK277,110.58
|
$15,251.75
€14,229.37
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
CZK56.51
|
$3.22
€3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
CZK72.48
|
$2.61
€2.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.54
CZK154.03
|
$6.00
€5.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.73
CZK1,501.38
|
$42.41
€39.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.61
CZK250.06
|
$8.57
€8.00
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
|
Prague
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.44
CZK1,942.07
|
$86.58
€80.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
CZK852.11
|
$37.63
€35.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.56
CZK2,180.50
|
$82.49
€76.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.10
CZK2,617.26
|
$108.41
€101.15
|
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