Cost of Living Comparison Between Hulhumale and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Hulhumale and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Hulhumale is 17.1% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 34.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Hulhumale is 23.7% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 11.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Hulhumale
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.23 MVR 80.7
$16.09 €13.89
-67.50%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$29.61 MVR 457
$64.1 €55.3
-53.78%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.65 MVR 149
$10.28 €8.88
-6.13%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.62 MVR 71.3
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.82 MVR 58.9
-
-
Cappuccino
$2.87 MVR 44.22
$2.78 €2.4
3.24%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.26 MVR 19.47
$2.23 €1.92
-43.50%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.27 MVR 4.18
$1.57 €1.35
-82.80%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$3.41 €2.95
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.82 €3.3
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Hulhumale
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.79 MVR 27.57
$1.14 €0.98
57.02%
White Bread (500g)
$1.56 MVR 24.13
$1.73 €1.49
-9.83%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.31 MVR 4.72
$1.67 €1.44
-81.44%
Eggs
$1.52 MVR 23.39
$3.13 €2.7
-51.44%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.09 MVR 125
$13.31 €11.5
-39.22%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.14 MVR 94.7
$7.99 €6.9
-23.15%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.65 MVR 133
$15.97 €13.79
-45.84%
Apples (1kg)
$3.93 MVR 60.6
$2.28 €1.97
72.37%
Banana (1kg)
$3.86 MVR 59.5
$1.7 €1.47
127.06%
Oranges (1kg)
$4.36 MVR 67.3
$2.04 €1.76
113.73%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.24 MVR 49.94
$2.55 €2.2
27.06%
Potato (1kg)
$1.5 MVR 23.17
$1.76 €1.52
-14.77%
Onion (1kg)
$1.23 MVR 18.94
$2.05 €1.77
-40.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$3.22 MVR 49.68
$1.98 €1.71
62.63%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 MVR 8.22
$0.81 €0.7
-34.57%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$8.79 MVR 135
-
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.76 MVR 42.54
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$9.72 MVR 150
-
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$8.33 MVR 128
$6.59 €5.69
26.40%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$5.87 €5.07
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.33 €1.15
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.92 €2.52
-
🚌 Getting Around
Hulhumale
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$2.27 €1.96
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$46.15 €39.85
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.99 MVR 30.61
$4.23 €3.66
-52.96%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.93 MVR 29.69
$0.86 €0.75
124.42%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$9.49 MVR 146
$18.68 €16.13
-49.20%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.89 MVR 13.68
$2.09 €1.81
-57.42%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.7K MVR 504.4K
$34.5K €29.8K
-5.23%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K MVR 526.5K
$39.6K €34.2K
-13.87%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Hulhumale
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$106 MVR 1,636
$148 €128
-28.47%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$41.91 MVR 646
$20.98 €18.11
99.76%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$42.52 MVR 656
$39.65 €34.24
7.24%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Hulhumale
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$64 MVR 987
$47.92 €41.37
33.54%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.57 €16.03
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.65 MVR 149
$9.38 €8.1
2.88%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Hulhumale
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$165 MVR 2,542
$607 €524
-72.86%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,580 MVR 55.2K
$16.1K €13.9K
-77.78%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Hulhumale
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$44.97 MVR 693
$104 €90.1
-56.93%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$55.6 MVR 858
$41.09 €35.48
35.36%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$88.9 MVR 1,371
$92.7 €80
-4.02%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$54.4 MVR 838
$119 €102
-54.18%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Hulhumale
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,322 MVR 20.4K
$1,592 €1,375
-16.99%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$765 MVR 11.8K
$1,262 €1,090
-39.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,894 MVR 44.6K
$3,046 €2,630
-5.00%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,253 MVR 34.7K
$2,069 €1,787
8.88%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,359 MVR 82.6K
$7,280 €6,286
-26.38%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$494 MVR 7,618
$4,549 €3,928
-89.14%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Hulhumale
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$645 MVR 9,942
$1,462 €1,263
-55.91%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.4
3.81
225.46%

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Last update for Hulhumale: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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