Cost of Living Comparison Between Benares and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Benares and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Benares is 32.6% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 57.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Benares is 24.9% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 48.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Benares
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.11 MUR 320
$16.09 €13.89
-55.81%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$41.74 MUR 1,878
$64.1 €55.3
-34.85%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.87 MUR 264
$10.28 €8.88
-42.90%
Cappuccino
$2.54 MUR 114
$2.78 €2.4
-8.63%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.88 MUR 39.47
$2.23 €1.92
-60.54%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.64 MUR 28.63
$1.57 €1.35
-59.24%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.99 MUR 89.6
$3.41 €2.95
-41.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.35 MUR 106
$3.82 €3.3
-38.48%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Benares
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.51 MUR 67.7
$1.14 €0.98
32.46%
White Bread (500g)
$0.7 MUR 31.59
$1.73 €1.49
-59.54%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.28 MUR 57.6
$1.67 €1.44
-23.35%
Eggs
$2.35 MUR 106
$3.13 €2.7
-24.92%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.99 MUR 450
$13.31 €11.5
-24.94%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.1 MUR 274
$7.99 €6.9
-23.65%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.48 MUR 472
$15.97 €13.79
-34.38%
Apples (1kg)
$2 MUR 90
$2.28 €1.97
-12.28%
Banana (1kg)
$1.96 MUR 88.3
$1.7 €1.47
15.29%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.45 MUR 65
$2.04 €1.76
-28.92%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.71 MUR 122
$2.55 €2.2
6.27%
Potato (1kg)
$1.02 MUR 46.11
$1.76 €1.52
-42.05%
Onion (1kg)
$0.98 MUR 44.09
$2.05 €1.77
-52.20%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.85 MUR 38.04
$1.98 €1.71
-57.07%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.57 MUR 25.75
$0.81 €0.7
-29.63%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.12 MUR 276
$6.59 €5.69
-7.13%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.19 MUR 414
$5.87 €5.07
56.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.78 MUR 80.2
$1.33 €1.15
33.83%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.1 MUR 94.6
$2.92 €2.52
-28.08%
🚌 Getting Around
Benares
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.95 MUR 42.56
$2.27 €1.96
-58.15%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$46.15 €39.85
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.82 MUR 172
$4.23 €3.66
-9.69%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.05 MUR 137
$0.86 €0.75
254.65%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.85 MUR 623
$18.68 €16.13
-25.86%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.41 MUR 63.7
$2.09 €1.81
-32.54%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.7K MUR 1.5M
$34.5K €29.8K
-2.47%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.5K MUR 1.5M
$39.6K €34.2K
-17.91%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Benares
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$44.89 MUR 2,020
$148 €128
-69.74%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.43 MUR 784
$20.98 €18.11
-16.92%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.86 MUR 1,659
$39.65 €34.24
-7.04%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Benares
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$39.93 MUR 1,797
$47.92 €41.37
-16.67%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.57 €16.03
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.93 MUR 312
$9.38 €8.1
-26.12%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Benares
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$160 MUR 7,221
$607 €524
-73.58%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,885 MUR 174.8K
$16.1K €13.9K
-75.88%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Benares
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.9 MUR 2,606
$104 €90.1
-44.53%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$37.73 MUR 1,698
$41.09 €35.48
-8.18%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$76.1 MUR 3,424
$92.7 €80
-17.87%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$90 MUR 4,050
$119 €102
-24.16%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Benares
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$466 MUR 21K
$1,592 €1,375
-70.76%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$341 MUR 15.3K
$1,262 €1,090
-73.00%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$902 MUR 40.6K
$3,046 €2,630
-70.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$791 MUR 35.6K
$2,069 €1,787
-61.76%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$7,280 €6,286
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,549 €3,928
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Benares
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,462 €1,263
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.25
3.81
64.04%

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Last update for Benares: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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