Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between the French Southern Territories and Lisbon

For one person, living is cheaper in the French Southern Territories: $288 a month against $2,203 in Lisbon, rent and utilities included – about $23,000 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

🇹🇫 French Southern Territories
$288
/mo nomad
Lisbon
🇵🇹 Portugal
$2,203
/mo nomad
🙂 Solo nomad: The French Southern Territories is 70.1% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 86.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: The French Southern Territories is 69.2% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 85.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
French Southern Territories
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
-
$17.01 €15.18
-
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
-
$62.7 €56.0
-
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
-
$11.42 €10.19
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Cappuccino
-
$3.09 €2.76
-
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.37 €2.11
-
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.66 €1.48
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$3.46 €3.09
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.29 €2.93
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
French Southern Territories
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
-
$1.17 €1.04
-
White Bread (500g)
$1.66 €1.48
$1.87 €1.66
-11.23%
Rice (white) (1kg)
-
$1.52 €1.36
-
Eggs
-
$3.88 €3.46
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Local Cheese (1kg)
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$12.87 €11.49
-
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
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$7.94 €7.08
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Beef Round Steak (1kg)
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$17.63 €15.73
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Apples (1kg)
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$2.26 €2.01
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Banana (1kg)
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$1.76 €1.57
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Oranges (1kg)
-
$1.88 €1.68
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Tomato (1kg)
-
$2.47 €2.20
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Potato (1kg)
-
$1.86 €1.66
-
Onion (1kg)
-
$2.07 €1.85
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Lettuce (1 head)
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$1.39 €1.24
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
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$0.81 €0.73
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Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$13.34 €11.90
$6.89 €6.15
93.61%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.02 €9.83
$5.53 €4.93
99.28%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.33 €1.19
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.17 €1.93
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🚌 Getting Around
French Southern Territories
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.39 €2.13
$2.24 €2.00
6.70%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$45.14 €40.29
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$4.00 €3.57
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$1.07 €0.95
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$16.53 €14.75
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
-
$2.26 €2.02
-
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$33.5K €29.9K
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Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$40.5K €36.1K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
French Southern Territories
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$164 €146
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$18.54 €16.55
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
-
$33.21 €29.64
-
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
French Southern Territories
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$27.96 €24.95
$46.01 €41.06
-39.23%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.80 €16.78
-
Cinema Ticket
$13.26 €11.84
$9.47 €8.45
40.02%
🧸 Childcare & Education
French Southern Territories
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$690 €615
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$11.1K €9,878
$16.9K €15.0K
-34.36%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
French Southern Territories
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$114 €101
$105 €93.4
8.65%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$35.24 €31.45
$45.27 €40.40
-22.16%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 €90.9
$99.0 €88.3
2.95%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$170 €151
$124 €111
36.93%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
French Southern Territories
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,583 €1,413
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,209 €1,079
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,833 €2,528
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,964 €1,753
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
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$7,643 €6,821
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,431 €3,954
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
French Southern Territories
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,052 €2,724
$1,573 €1,403
94.09%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
3.79
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CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for the French Southern Territories: October 4, 2026

Last update for Lisbon: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
French Southern Territories
–
Lisbon
$1.2K
Groceries & Markets
French Southern Territories
–
Lisbon
$272
Eating Out
French Southern Territories
–
Lisbon
$247
Monthly Utilities & Internet
French Southern Territories
–
Lisbon
$215
Clothing & Footwear
French Southern Territories
–
Lisbon
$168
Sport & Entertainment
French Southern Territories
–
Lisbon
$65
Getting Around
French Southern Territories
–
Lisbon
$63
Good to know
🇹🇫 French Southern Territories
🇵🇹 Lisbon
🕒 Local time
13:55 1:55 PM
09:55 9:55 AM
4 h behind the French Southern Territories
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
196
545,923 Capital
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