Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Colombo Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Colombo

😐 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 80.4% more expensive than Colombo without rent, and 211.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Lisbon is 81.9% more expensive than Colombo without rent, and 178.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.17 €13.94

$3.98 LKR 1,233

306.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$63.5 €54.7

$25.16 LKR 7,788

152.27%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.40 €8.96

$8.58 LKR 2,657

21.21%

Cappuccino

$2.77 €2.38

$2.77 LKR 856

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

$2.32 €2.00

$0.72 LKR 223

222.22%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.54 €1.33

$0.38 LKR 117

305.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.55 €3.06

$2.40 LKR 743

47.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.90 €3.36

$3.41 LKR 1,054

14.37%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.13 €0.98

$1.76 LKR 544

-35.80%

White Bread (500g)

$1.83 €1.58

$0.56 LKR 172

226.79%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$0.87 LKR 268

103.45%

Eggs

$3.13 €2.70

$2.22 LKR 688

40.99%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.19 €11.37

$14.35 LKR 4,443

-8.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.80 €6.73

$4.62 LKR 1,431

68.83%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.93 €13.73

$7.88 LKR 2,439

102.16%

Apples (1kg)

$2.27 €1.96

$7.50 LKR 2,322

-69.73%

Banana (1kg)

$1.72 €1.48

$1.12 LKR 345

53.57%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$5.75 LKR 1,779

-65.57%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.44 €2.10

$1.24 LKR 384

96.77%

Potato (1kg)

$1.80 €1.55

$1.16 LKR 360

55.17%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$1.43 LKR 442

43.36%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.91 €1.65

$1.15 LKR 356

66.09%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.78 €0.68

$0.61 LKR 188

27.87%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.65 €5.73

$9.97 LKR 3,085

-33.30%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.67 €4.89

$13.61 LKR 4,211

-58.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 €1.15

$2.01 LKR 623

-33.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.00 €2.59

$2.95 LKR 913

1.69%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.34 €2.02

$0.19 LKR 58.5

1131.58%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.03 €39.68

$4.98 LKR 1,541

824.30%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.25 €3.67

$0.38 LKR 118

1018.42%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.80 €0.69

$0.33 LKR 101

142.42%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.60 €16.03

$0.61 LKR 187

2949.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.07 €1.78

$1.25 LKR 387

65.60%

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

$34.2K €29.5K

$26.6K LKR 8.2M

28.77%

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

$39.0K €33.6K

$34.5K LKR 10.7M

12.99%

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

$147 €127

$61.0 LKR 18.9K

140.74%

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

$20.52 €17.69

$4.32 LKR 1,336

375.00%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.18 €34.64

$15.23 LKR 4,715

163.82%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.53 €42.70

$14.40 LKR 4,458

243.96%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.68 €16.10

$7.40 LKR 2,291

152.43%

Cinema Ticket

$9.10 €7.85

$3.28 LKR 1,014

177.44%

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

$613 €529

$36.88 LKR 11.4K

1562.69%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.3K €14.1K

$446 LKR 138.2K

3560.64%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$102 €88.2

$27.58 LKR 8,536

270.88%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.77 €35.14

$19.46 LKR 6,024

109.51%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$94.6 €81.6

$69.9 LKR 21.6K

35.46%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 €102

$38.01 LKR 11.8K

211.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,625 €1,401

$370 LKR 114.6K

339.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,253 €1,080

$178 LKR 55.2K

602.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,126 €2,695

$966 LKR 298.8K

223.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,042 €1,760

$361 LKR 111.7K

465.92%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,814 €6,735

$3,841 LKR 1.2M

103.44%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,389 €3,783

$1,254 LKR 388.0K

250.13%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,516 €1,307

$234 LKR 72.5K

546.97%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

16.45

-76.84%

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

Last update for Lisbon: January 11, 2026

Last update for Colombo: January 12, 2026

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