Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Auckland Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Auckland

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 17.6% cheaper than Auckland without rent, and 3.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 15% cheaper than Auckland without rent, and 4.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.09 €13.89

$15.02 NZ$24.78

7.12%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$64.1 €55.3

$79.7 NZ$132

-19.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.28 €8.88

$9.76 NZ$16.1

5.33%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$3.54 NZ$5.83

-21.47%

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

$2.23 €1.92

$2.27 NZ$3.75

-1.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.57 €1.35

$2.18 NZ$3.59

-27.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.41 €2.95

$7.16 NZ$11.8

-52.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.82 €3.3

$7.34 NZ$12.1

-47.96%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.14 €0.98

$1.74 NZ$2.87

-34.48%

White Bread (500g)

$1.73 €1.49

$2.1 NZ$3.46

-17.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.67 €1.44

$2.02 NZ$3.33

-17.33%

Eggs

$3.13 €2.7

$6.69 NZ$11.03

-53.21%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.31 €11.5

$8.61 NZ$14.2

54.59%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.99 €6.9

$9.66 NZ$15.94

-17.29%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.97 €13.79

$12.97 NZ$21.39

23.13%

Apples (1kg)

$2.28 €1.97

$2.83 NZ$4.67

-19.43%

Banana (1kg)

$1.7 €1.47

$2.27 NZ$3.74

-25.11%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$3.21 NZ$5.3

-36.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.55 €2.2

$4.03 NZ$6.64

-36.72%

Potato (1kg)

$1.76 €1.52

$2 NZ$3.31

-12.00%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$1.63 NZ$2.69

25.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.94 NZ$3.2

2.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 €0.7

$1.29 NZ$2.12

-37.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.59 €5.69

$25.57 NZ$42.17

-74.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.87 €5.07

$11.73 NZ$19.34

-49.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 €1.15

$2.92 NZ$4.82

-54.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 €2.52

$3.91 NZ$6.45

-25.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.27 €1.96

$2.73 NZ$4.5

-16.85%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.15 €39.85

$129 NZ$213

-64.18%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.23 €3.66

$2.08 NZ$3.43

103.37%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.86 €0.75

$1.92 NZ$3.16

-55.21%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.68 €16.13

$34.83 NZ$57.5

-46.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.09 €1.81

$1.65 NZ$2.71

26.67%

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

$34.5K €29.8K

$28.5K NZ$47K

21.01%

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

$39.6K €34.2K

$21.9K NZ$36K

81.38%

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

$148 €128

$146 NZ$241

1.39%

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

$20.98 €18.11

$30.75 NZ$50.7

-31.77%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.65 €34.24

$49.23 NZ$81.2

-19.46%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.92 €41.37

$35.1 NZ$57.9

36.52%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.57 €16.03

$16.78 NZ$27.67

10.67%

Cinema Ticket

$9.38 €8.1

$15.31 NZ$25.24

-38.73%

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

$607 €524

$917 NZ$1,512

-33.78%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K €13.9K

$13.6K NZ$22.4K

18.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$104 €90.1

$70.2 NZ$116

48.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.09 €35.48

$49.41 NZ$81.5

-16.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$92.7 €80

$96.8 NZ$160

-4.29%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 €102

$125 NZ$207

-5.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,592 €1,375

$1,274 NZ$2,101

25.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,262 €1,090

$1,152 NZ$1,900

9.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,046 €2,630

$2,492 NZ$4,110

22.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 €1,787

$1,853 NZ$3,056

11.69%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,280 €6,286

$7,281 NZ$12K

-0.02%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,549 €3,928

$5,886 NZ$9,708

-22.72%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,462 €1,263

$3,219 NZ$5,309

-54.57%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

6.37

-40.19%

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

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Auckland: October 27, 2025

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