Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Barbados Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Barbados

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 28.6% cheaper than Barbados without rent, and 19.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 9.6% cheaper than Barbados without rent, and 0.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.92 €13.72

$20.23 BBD 40.47

-21.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$64.5 €55.6

$114 BBD 228

-43.56%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.54 €9.09

$10.20 BBD 20.41

3.33%

Cappuccino

$2.91 €2.51

$4.52 BBD 9.04

-35.62%

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

$2.30 €1.98

$2.14 BBD 4.28

7.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.57 €1.35

$1.49 BBD 2.98

5.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.44 €2.97

$3.03 BBD 6.06

13.53%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.87 €3.33

$3.91 BBD 7.82

-1.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.14 €0.98

$3.53 BBD 7.06

-67.71%

White Bread (500g)

$1.79 €1.55

$2.57 BBD 5.15

-30.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.75 €1.51

$4.42 BBD 8.84

-60.41%

Eggs

$3.23 €2.79

$5.81 BBD 11.63

-44.41%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.22 €11.39

$6.74 BBD 13.47

96.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.03 €6.92

$12.95 BBD 25.91

-37.99%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.00 €13.79

$10.70 BBD 21.41

49.53%

Apples (1kg)

$2.33 €2.01

$4.80 BBD 9.60

-51.46%

Banana (1kg)

$1.65 €1.42

$3.09 BBD 6.18

-46.60%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.94 €1.67

$5.23 BBD 10.47

-62.91%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.44 €2.10

$5.31 BBD 10.62

-54.05%

Potato (1kg)

$1.83 €1.58

$5.57 BBD 11.15

-67.15%

Onion (1kg)

$2.08 €1.79

$4.81 BBD 9.62

-56.76%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.00 €1.72

$2.84 BBD 5.67

-29.58%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.80 €0.69

$3.05 BBD 6.10

-73.77%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.74 €5.81

$7.71 BBD 15.42

-12.58%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.80 €5.00

$15.75 BBD 31.51

-63.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.34 €1.15

$1.72 BBD 3.44

-22.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 €2.60

$2.80 BBD 5.61

7.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.37 €2.04

$1.79 BBD 3.58

32.40%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.20 €39.83

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.07 €3.51

$6.16 BBD 12.32

-33.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.87 €0.75

$3.48 BBD 6.96

-75.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.58 €16.01

$22.86 BBD 45.73

-18.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.09 €1.80

$2.08 BBD 4.17

0.48%

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

$34.8K €30.0K

$49.9K BBD 99.9K

-30.36%

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

$38.8K €33.4K

$40.0K BBD 80.0K

-3.03%

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

$150 €130

$194 BBD 388

-22.50%

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

$20.62 €17.77

$48.97 BBD 97.9

-57.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.09 €34.56

$87.0 BBD 174

-53.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.85 €41.25

$72.6 BBD 145

-34.11%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.37 €15.83

Cinema Ticket

$9.32 €8.03

$10.16 BBD 20.33

-8.27%

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

$615 €530

$266 BBD 533

130.77%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.4K €14.2K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$104 €89.8

$54.0 BBD 108

93.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.10 €35.43

$27.89 BBD 55.8

47.36%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.3 €82.1

$86.9 BBD 174

9.60%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$120 €104

$55.5 BBD 111

116.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,630 €1,405

$669 BBD 1,339

143.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,229 €1,059

$662 BBD 1,324

85.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,018 €2,601

$2,143 BBD 4,285

40.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,004 €1,728

$1,416 BBD 2,833

41.52%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,872 €6,786

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,319 €3,723

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,611 €1,389

$1,042 BBD 2,083

54.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

7.4

-48.51%

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

Last update for Lisbon: March 1, 2026

Last update for Barbados: March 2, 2026

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