Cost of Living Comparison Between 'aqrah and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between 'aqrah and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: 'aqrah is 51% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 67.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: 'aqrah is 50.3% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 64.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
'aqrah
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.00 IQD 5,251
$15.92 €13.59
-74.87%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$25.11 IQD 32.9K
$64.5 €55.1
-61.05%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.73 IQD 8,834
$10.54 €9.00
-36.15%
Cappuccino
$2.59 IQD 3,400
$2.91 €2.48
-11.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 IQD 512
$2.30 €1.96
-83.04%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.21 IQD 274
$1.57 €1.34
-86.62%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.93 IQD 3,844
$3.44 €2.94
-14.83%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.89 IQD 3,790
$3.87 €3.30
-25.32%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
'aqrah
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 IQD 1,800
$1.14 €0.97
20.18%
White Bread (500g)
$0.84 IQD 1,099
$1.79 €1.53
-53.07%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.61 IQD 2,111
$1.75 €1.50
-8.00%
Eggs
$1.74 IQD 2,287
$3.23 €2.76
-46.13%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.48 IQD 5,884
$13.22 €11.29
-66.11%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.82 IQD 6,325
$8.03 €6.85
-39.98%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.26 IQD 17.4K
$16.00 €13.66
-17.13%
Apples (1kg)
$1.14 IQD 1,493
$2.33 €1.99
-51.07%
Banana (1kg)
$1.14 IQD 1,502
$1.65 €1.41
-30.91%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.01 IQD 1,320
$1.94 €1.66
-47.94%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.71 IQD 925
$2.44 €2.08
-70.90%
Potato (1kg)
$0.65 IQD 850
$1.83 €1.57
-64.48%
Onion (1kg)
$0.63 IQD 833
$2.08 €1.78
-69.71%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.67 IQD 883
$2.00 €1.71
-66.50%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 IQD 690
$0.80 €0.68
-33.75%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.92 IQD 2,520
$6.74 €5.76
-71.51%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$5.80 €4.95
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.85 IQD 2,432
$1.34 €1.14
38.06%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.18 IQD 2,857
$3.01 €2.57
-27.57%
🚌 Getting Around
'aqrah
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.40 IQD 519
$2.37 €2.02
-83.12%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$31.32 IQD 41.1K
$46.20 €39.46
-32.21%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.36 IQD 3,101
$4.07 €3.48
-42.01%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.49 IQD 1,954
$0.87 €0.74
71.26%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.06 IQD 7,956
$18.58 €15.86
-67.38%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.53 IQD 693
$2.09 €1.78
-74.64%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$18.9K IQD 24.8M
$34.8K €29.7K
-45.61%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$19.6K IQD 25.8M
$38.8K €33.1K
-49.34%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
'aqrah
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$75.8 IQD 99.4K
$150 €128
-49.58%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.78 IQD 23.3K
$20.62 €17.61
-13.77%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$34.29 IQD 45.0K
$40.09 €34.24
-14.47%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
'aqrah
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$37.01 IQD 48.6K
$47.85 €40.86
-22.65%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.55 IQD 21.7K
$18.37 €15.69
-9.91%
Cinema Ticket
$7.80 IQD 10.2K
$9.32 €7.96
-16.31%
🧸 Childcare & Education
'aqrah
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$151 IQD 198.4K
$615 €525
-75.41%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,333 IQD 4.4M
$16.4K €14.0K
-79.72%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
'aqrah
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$27.00 IQD 35.4K
$104 €89.0
-74.10%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$25.28 IQD 33.2K
$41.10 €35.10
-38.49%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$62.3 IQD 81.8K
$95.3 €81.4
-34.61%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$40.63 IQD 53.3K
$120 €103
-66.19%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
'aqrah
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$245 IQD 321.7K
$1,630 €1,392
-84.95%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$175 IQD 230.0K
$1,229 €1,049
-85.73%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$578 IQD 757.9K
$3,018 €2,577
-80.86%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$342 IQD 448.6K
$2,004 €1,712
-82.94%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$7,872 €6,723
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,319 €3,688
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
'aqrah
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,611 €1,376
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.67
3.81
48.82%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for 'aqrah: February 28, 2026

Last update for Lisbon: March 1, 2026

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