Costs of living in Lisbon
For toursts Lisbon is rather cheap, but owing to the lower earnings than in other, more developed European cities, the costs of living here are rather high. Yet don't be affraid of it - people who work on their own or who want to move to Portugal should meet with favourabled financial conditions.
Below we gathered together costs of the basic articles and services - this list should help you calculate the average costs of both your tourist voyage, or your emigration to Portugal.
The list had been worked out on the basis of the prices of 2008.
Transport |
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Bus, tram ticket | 1.3 EUR |
Gasolina Pb 95 (1 litre) | 1.2 - 1.4 EUR |
Diesel (1 litr) | 1.0 - 1.3 EUR |
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Eat |
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Beer (0.5 litr) | 0.6 EUR |
Apples (1kg) | 1 EUR |
Tomates (1kg) | 1.5 EUR |
Potatoes (1kg) | 2 EUR |
Boiled Ham (1 kg) | 7 EUR |
Reasted Ham (1 kg) | 10 EUR |
Bread (650gr) | 1 EUR |
Roll bread small | 0.2 EUR |
Coca Cola (2 litres) | 1.5 EUR |
Milk (1 litre) | 0.7 EUR |
Butter (250) | 1.1 EUR |
Pork Meat -chops- (1 kg) | 6 EUR |
Beef Meat -entrecots- (1 kg) | 10 EUR |
Beef Meat -sirloin steak- (1 kg) | 15 EUR |
Fish: Cod (1kg) | 9 EUR |
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Restaurants & bars |
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Cafe | 0.55 - 1 EUR |
Beer | 2 EUR |
Long Drink | 3-6 EUR |
MacDonalds Menu | 5.60 EUR |
Continental Breakfast
(egg, bacon, beans, sousage, toasts) | 5 EUR |
Standard Dinner
(entrance, soup, main dish, wine, cafe) | 12 EUR/pers. |
"Menu Del Día"
(soup, main dish, dessert, beverages) | 6 EUR/pers. |
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Entertainment |
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Museum | 3 EUR |
Cinema | 5 EUR |
Club-Disco | 5 EUR |
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For Tourist |
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Car Hire (small car, 5 persons with A/C) | 25-40 EUR |
Car Hire (family car, 5-7 persons with A/C) | 70-90 EUR |
Cheap Hostel (Pension) (room for 2 persons) | 20 EUR |
Hotel 2 stars (room for 2 persons) | 30 EUR |
Hotel 3 stars (room for 2 persons) | 40 EUR |
Hotel 4 stars (room for 2 persons) | 60 EUR |
Hotel 5 stars (room for 2 persons) | 100-200 EUR |
