Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Cape Town Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Cape Town

😐 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 30.8% more expensive than Cape Town without rent, and 77.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Lisbon is 34.5% more expensive than Cape Town without rent, and 58.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.64 €13.47

$11.02 R 188

41.92%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$64.6 €55.7

$45.49 R 777

42.10%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.5 €9.05

$4.99 R 85.3

110.42%

Cappuccino

$2.79 €2.4

$2.08 R 35.61

34.13%

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

$2.3 €1.99

$1.1 R 18.77

109.09%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.49 €1.29

$0.88 R 15.05

69.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.46 €2.98

$2.76 R 47.2

25.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.87 €3.33

$2.49 R 42.49

55.42%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.09 €0.94

$1.11 R 18.99

-1.80%

White Bread (500g)

$1.82 €1.57

$1.05 R 17.92

73.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.76 €1.52

$1.85 R 31.67

-4.86%

Eggs

$3.15 €2.71

$2.4 R 41.04

31.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.49 €11.62

$8.4 R 143

60.60%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8 €6.89

$5.33 R 91.1

50.09%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.57 €13.41

$7.63 R 130

104.06%

Apples (1kg)

$2.39 €2.06

$1.57 R 26.87

52.23%

Banana (1kg)

$1.66 €1.43

$1.48 R 25.35

12.16%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.96 €1.69

$1.46 R 24.95

34.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.53 €2.18

$1.59 R 27.23

59.12%

Potato (1kg)

$1.8 €1.55

$1.09 R 18.58

65.14%

Onion (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.23 R 21.06

65.85%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.9 €1.64

$1.08 R 18.48

75.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 €0.72

$1 R 17.05

-17.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.82 €5.88

$3.14 R 53.6

117.20%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.73 €4.93

$5.65 R 96.5

1.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 €1.14

$1.35 R 23.04

-1.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 €2.54

$1.67 R 28.57

76.05%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.37 €2.04

$0.99 R 16.89

139.39%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$47.09 €40.56

$47.86 R 817

-1.61%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.18 €3.6

$1.43 R 24.49

192.31%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.8 €0.69

$0.99 R 16.95

-19.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.91 €16.29

$4.38 R 74.9

331.74%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.06 €1.78

$1.24 R 21.14

66.13%

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

$35.3K €30.4K

$21K R 358.9K

67.78%

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

$38.7K €33.3K

$23.9K R 408.4K

61.72%

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

$147 €127

$97.8 R 1,671

50.20%

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

$20.4 €17.57

$33.51 R 572

-39.12%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.62 €34.12

$41.97 R 717

-5.60%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.12 €42.31

$41.72 R 712

17.74%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.59 €16.01

$8.03 R 137

131.51%

Cinema Ticket

$9.33 €8.04

$6.77 R 116

37.81%

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

$615 €530

$214 R 3,654

187.43%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16K €13.8K

$5,349 R 91.3K

198.76%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$104 €89.9

$55.7 R 950

87.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.3 €35.57

$33.21 R 567

24.36%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$93.5 €80.5

$114 R 1,939

-17.69%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$122 €105

$85.8 R 1,465

41.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,619 €1,394

$743 R 12.7K

117.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,260 €1,086

$524 R 8,953

140.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,106 €2,675

$1,447 R 24.7K

114.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,024 €1,743

$1,028 R 17.6K

96.94%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,030 €6,055

$1,935 R 33K

263.25%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,563 €3,930

$1,299 R 22.2K

251.12%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,489 €1,282

$1,665 R 28.4K

-10.56%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

11.77

-67.63%

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

Last update for Lisbon: November 23, 2025

Last update for Cape Town: November 24, 2025

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