Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 16.9% more expensive than Warsaw.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.3% more in Lisbon
- Groceries
-
pay 37.5% more in Lisbon
- Transportation
-
pay 25.7% more in Lisbon
- Housing
-
pay 37.4% more in Lisbon
- Childcare
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pay 17.4% more in Lisbon
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 3.4% less in Lisbon
- Clothing
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pay 3.3% less in Lisbon
The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, childcare, and restaurants in Lisbon are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including entertainment and sports and clothing are lower in Lisbon.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 7.3% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN35.66
|
$13.66
€11.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN31.21
|
$9.65
€8.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN6.46
|
$1.86
€1.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN6.45
|
$1.36
€1.16
|
|
pay 37.5% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN3.92
|
$1.48
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN15.70
|
$5.58
€4.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN13.68
|
$3.87
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN10.89
|
$2.97
€2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN9.15
|
$3.31
€2.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.63
|
$1.04
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.69
|
$0.69
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN2.96
|
$0.89
€0.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.00
|
$1.06
€0.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.49
|
$0.88
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.69
|
$0.94
€0.79
|
|
pay 25.7% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN22.34
|
$7.21
€6.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN98.08
|
$42.87
€36.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN110,731.59
|
$32,152.89
€27,297.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN28.53
|
$9.86
€8.37
|
|
pay 37.4% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN61.95
|
$39.90
€33.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN3,855.92
|
$1,514.21
€1,285.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN2,999.30
|
$1,070.61
€908.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN808.74
|
$106.17
€90.14
|
|
pay 17.4% more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN1,829.71
|
$576.40
€489.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN45,325.97
|
$15,251.75
€12,948.62
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN13.37
|
$3.22
€2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN13.19
|
$2.61
€2.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN17.16
|
$6.00
€5.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN152.22
|
$42.41
€36.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN31.21
|
$8.57
€7.28
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN322.29
|
$86.58
€73.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN149.73
|
$37.63
€31.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN318.23
|
$82.49
€70.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN368.14
|
$108.41
€92.04
|
|
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