Cost of Living Comparison Between Bambous and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Bambous and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Bambous is 37.9% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 57.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Bambous is 30.9% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 48.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Bambous
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.53 MUR 215
$15.92 €13.78
-71.55%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.92 MUR 2,082
$64.5 €55.8
-31.88%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.50 MUR 213
$10.54 €9.13
-57.31%
Cappuccino
$2.14 MUR 102
$2.91 €2.52
-26.46%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.03 MUR 48.97
$2.30 €1.99
-55.22%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.43 MUR 20.17
$1.57 €1.36
-72.61%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.19 MUR 104
$3.44 €2.98
-36.34%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.62 MUR 76.6
$3.87 €3.35
-58.14%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Bambous
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.22 MUR 57.9
$1.14 €0.98
7.02%
White Bread (500g)
$0.67 MUR 31.70
$1.79 €1.55
-62.57%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.13 MUR 53.4
$1.75 €1.52
-35.43%
Eggs
$2.26 MUR 107
$3.23 €2.80
-30.03%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.11 MUR 574
$13.22 €11.45
-8.40%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.28 MUR 155
$8.03 €6.95
-59.15%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.36 MUR 207
$16.00 €13.85
-72.75%
Apples (1kg)
$2.07 MUR 98.3
$2.33 €2.02
-11.16%
Banana (1kg)
$1.94 MUR 91.8
$1.65 €1.43
17.58%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.51 MUR 71.4
$1.94 €1.68
-22.16%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.66 MUR 126
$2.44 €2.11
9.02%
Potato (1kg)
$1.00 MUR 47.17
$1.83 €1.59
-45.36%
Onion (1kg)
$0.99 MUR 46.87
$2.08 €1.80
-52.40%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.84 MUR 40.03
$2.00 €1.73
-58.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.75 MUR 35.53
$0.80 €0.69
-6.25%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.63 MUR 314
$6.74 €5.84
-1.63%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.33 MUR 395
$5.80 €5.02
43.62%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.71 MUR 80.9
$1.34 €1.16
27.61%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.15 MUR 102
$3.01 €2.61
-28.57%
🚌 Getting Around
Bambous
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.01 MUR 47.67
$2.37 €2.05
-57.38%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$46.20 €40.01
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.49 MUR 213
$4.07 €3.53
10.32%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.59 MUR 123
$0.87 €0.75
197.70%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.86 MUR 941
$18.58 €16.09
6.89%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.46 MUR 69.3
$2.09 €1.81
-30.14%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.7K MUR 1.7M
$34.8K €30.1K
2.61%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.3K MUR 1.3M
$38.8K €33.6K
-27.06%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Bambous
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$48.94 MUR 2,319
$150 €130
-67.43%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.24 MUR 864
$20.62 €17.86
-11.54%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.81 MUR 1,602
$40.09 €34.72
-15.66%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Bambous
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$38.10 MUR 1,806
$47.85 €41.44
-20.38%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.37 €15.91
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.11 MUR 290
$9.32 €8.07
-34.44%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Bambous
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$155 MUR 7,328
$615 €533
-74.85%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,991 MUR 189.1K
$16.4K €14.2K
-75.72%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Bambous
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$83.8 MUR 3,971
$104 €90.3
-19.60%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$79.3 MUR 3,759
$41.10 €35.59
92.99%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$132 MUR 6,241
$95.3 €82.5
38.21%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$95.4 MUR 4,521
$120 €104
-20.62%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Bambous
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$521 MUR 24.7K
$1,630 €1,411
-68.01%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$348 MUR 16.5K
$1,229 €1,064
-71.67%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$930 MUR 44.1K
$3,018 €2,614
-69.17%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$727 MUR 34.4K
$2,004 €1,736
-63.73%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$7,872 €6,817
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,319 €3,740
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Bambous
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,611 €1,395
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.67
3.81
75.07%

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Last update for Bambous: March 2, 2026

Last update for Lisbon: March 1, 2026

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