Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Best Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Best

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 6.8% cheaper than Best without rent, and 2.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 4.6% cheaper than Best without rent, and 4.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.09 €13.89

$21.03 €18.16

-23.49%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$64.1 €55.3

$94.1 €81.3

-31.93%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.28 €8.88

$11.41 €9.86

-9.90%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$3.36 €2.91

-17.26%

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

$2.23 €1.92

$3.17 €2.73

-29.65%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.57 €1.35

$2.91 €2.51

-46.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.41 €2.95

$5.17 €4.46

-34.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.82 €3.3

$5.82 €5.03

-34.36%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.14 €0.98

$1.13 €0.97

0.88%

White Bread (500g)

$1.73 €1.49

$1.98 €1.71

-12.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.67 €1.44

$3.14 €2.71

-46.82%

Eggs

$3.13 €2.7

$4.62 €3.99

-32.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.31 €11.5

$13.06 €11.28

1.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.99 €6.9

$16.54 €14.28

-51.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.97 €13.79

$16.27 €14.05

-1.84%

Apples (1kg)

$2.28 €1.97

$2.16 €1.86

5.56%

Banana (1kg)

$1.7 €1.47

$2.51 €2.17

-32.27%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.89 €1.63

7.94%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.55 €2.2

$3.69 €3.19

-30.89%

Potato (1kg)

$1.76 €1.52

$2.06 €1.78

-14.56%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$2.03 €1.75

0.99%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.2 €1.04

65.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 €0.7

$0.5 €0.43

62.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.59 €5.69

$10.51 €9.08

-37.30%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.87 €5.07

$5.7 €4.92

2.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 €1.15

$1.54 €1.33

-13.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 €2.52

$2.71 €2.34

7.75%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.27 €1.96

$2.5 €2.16

-9.20%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.15 €39.85

$71.4 €61.6

-35.33%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.23 €3.66

$3.46 €2.98

22.25%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.86 €0.75

$2.15 €1.86

-60.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.68 €16.13

$28.48 €24.59

-34.41%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.09 €1.81

$2.19 €1.89

-4.57%

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

$34.5K €29.8K

$25K €21.5K

38.30%

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

$39.6K €34.2K

$27.8K €24K

42.39%

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

$148 €128

$169 €146

-12.43%

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

$20.98 €18.11

$23.1 €19.94

-9.18%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.65 €34.24

$44.77 €38.66

-11.44%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.92 €41.37

$28.87 €24.92

65.99%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.57 €16.03

$21.07 €18.19

-11.87%

Cinema Ticket

$9.38 €8.1

$14.92 €12.88

-37.13%

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

$607 €524

$1,173 €1,013

-48.22%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K €13.9K

$5,069 €4,377

217.83%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$104 €90.1

$65.8 €56.8

58.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.09 €35.48

$30.92 €26.7

32.89%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$92.7 €80

$85.5 €73.9

8.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 €102

$68.4 €59.1

73.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,592 €1,375

$1,795 €1,550

-11.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,262 €1,090

$1,126 €972

12.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,046 €2,630

$2,615 €2,258

16.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 €1,787

$1,436 €1,240

44.10%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,280 €6,286

$3,983 €3,439

82.76%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,549 €3,928

$3,294 €2,844

38.10%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,462 €1,263

$3,746 €3,235

-60.96%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

3.5

8.86%

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

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Best: October 26, 2025

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