Cost of Living Comparison Between Alexandria and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Alexandria and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Alexandria is 40.4% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 62.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Alexandria is 49.8% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 54.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.37 RON 40.67

$16.09 €13.89

-41.77%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33 RON 143

$64.1 €55.3

-48.49%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.79 RON 29.49

$10.28 €8.88

-33.95%

Cappuccino

$1.82 RON 7.92

$2.78 €2.4

-34.53%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 RON 8.58

$2.23 €1.92

-11.21%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.56 RON 6.79

$1.57 €1.35

-0.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.33 RON 10.1

$3.41 €2.95

-31.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.81 RON 12.2

$3.82 €3.3

-26.44%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.41 RON 6.12

$1.14 €0.98

23.68%

White Bread (500g)

$1.26 RON 5.46

$1.73 €1.49

-27.17%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.35 RON 5.84

$1.67 €1.44

-19.16%

Eggs

$1.4 RON 6.07

$3.13 €2.7

-55.27%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.18 RON 22.49

$13.31 €11.5

-61.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.69 RON 20.37

$7.99 €6.9

-41.30%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.92 RON 38.73

$15.97 €13.79

-44.15%

Apples (1kg)

$0.93 RON 4.05

$2.28 €1.97

-59.21%

Banana (1kg)

$1.51 RON 6.55

$1.7 €1.47

-11.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.18 RON 5.11

$2.04 €1.76

-42.16%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.14 RON 4.94

$2.55 €2.2

-55.29%

Potato (1kg)

$0.44 RON 1.93

$1.76 €1.52

-75.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 RON 2.86

$2.05 €1.77

-67.80%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.47 RON 2.06

$1.98 €1.71

-76.26%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.67 RON 2.89

$0.81 €0.7

-17.28%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.43 RON 23.6

$6.59 €5.69

-17.60%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.81 RON 25.22

$5.87 €5.07

-1.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.72 RON 3.11

$1.33 €1.15

-45.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.9 RON 3.89

$2.92 €2.52

-69.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.67 RON 2.89

$2.27 €1.96

-70.48%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$23.42 RON 102

$46.15 €39.85

-49.25%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.44 RON 1.91

$4.23 €3.66

-89.60%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.41 RON 1.77

$0.86 €0.75

-52.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.05 RON 21.92

$18.68 €16.13

-72.97%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.64 RON 7.12

$2.09 €1.81

-21.53%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$17.7K RON 76.9K

$34.5K €29.8K

-48.69%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$24.2K RON 105.2K

$39.6K €34.2K

-38.86%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$116 RON 502

$148 €128

-22.00%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$6.95 RON 30.16

$20.98 €18.11

-66.87%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.06 RON 30.64

$39.65 €34.24

-82.19%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.24 RON 166

$47.92 €41.37

-20.20%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$9.3 RON 40.39

$18.57 €16.03

-49.92%

Cinema Ticket

$4.56 RON 19.8

$9.38 €8.1

-51.39%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$433 RON 1,881

$607 €524

-28.67%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,848 RON 29.7K

$16.1K €13.9K

-57.49%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$67.1 RON 291

$104 €90.1

-35.71%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.86 RON 147

$41.09 €35.48

-17.60%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$68.6 RON 298

$92.7 €80

-26.01%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$68.4 RON 297

$119 €102

-42.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$352 RON 1,527

$1,592 €1,375

-77.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$234 RON 1,018

$1,262 €1,090

-81.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$812 RON 3,523

$3,046 €2,630

-73.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$574 RON 2,492

$2,069 €1,787

-72.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,349 RON 5,856

$7,280 €6,286

-81.47%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$868 RON 3,769

$4,549 €3,928

-80.92%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,360 RON 5,906

$1,462 €1,263

-6.99%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.5

3.81

70.60%

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

Last update for Alexandria: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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