Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 41.1% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 7.9% more for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$13.66
€12.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$1.86
€1.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$1.48
€1.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.1900
|
$5.58
€5.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$3.87
€3.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$2.97
€2.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$3.31
€3.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$1.04
€0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.69
€0.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.06
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.94
€0.89
|
|
pay 24.3% more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$7.21
€6.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4600
|
$42.87
€40.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF658.6900
|
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$9.86
€9.35
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7400
|
$39.90
€37.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.2500
|
$1,514.21
€1,436.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.6300
|
$1,070.61
€1,015.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7200
|
$106.17
€100.69
|
|
pay 93.1% more for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.7700
|
$576.40
€546.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF228.1600
|
$15,251.75
€14,464.18
|
|
pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$3.22
€3.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$2.61
€2.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2000
|
$42.41
€40.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
|
pay 32.4% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8800
|
$86.58
€82.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
$37.63
€35.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6100
|
$82.49
€78.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9100
|
$108.41
€102.81
|
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