Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and the Comoros

For one person, living is cheaper in the Comoros: $1,423 a month against $2,203 in Lisbon, rent and utilities included – about $9,400 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

Lisbon
🇵🇹 Portugal
$2,203
/mo nomad
🇰🇲 Comoros
$1,423
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 31.5% more expensive than the Comoros without rent, and 54.8% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Lisbon is 56.6% more expensive than the Comoros without rent, and 56.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Comoros
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.01 €15.18
$6.10 KMF 2,676
178.85%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$62.7 €56.0
$18.53 KMF 8,134
238.32%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$11.42 €10.19
$7.79 KMF 3,420
46.60%
Cappuccino
$3.09 €2.76
$1.81 KMF 795
70.72%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.37 €2.11
$0.97 KMF 427
144.33%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.66 €1.48
$0.68 KMF 297
144.12%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.46 €3.09
$1.07 KMF 469
223.36%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.29 €2.93
$1.88 KMF 827
75.00%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Comoros
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.17 €1.04
$4.38 KMF 1,921
-73.29%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 €1.66
$0.56 KMF 245
233.93%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.52 €1.36
$1.69 KMF 744
-10.06%
Eggs
$3.88 €3.46
$4.95 KMF 2,173
-21.62%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.87 €11.49
$7.62 KMF 3,344
68.90%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.94 €7.08
-
-
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.63 €15.73
$12.46 KMF 5,471
41.49%
Apples (1kg)
$2.26 €2.01
$5.17 KMF 2,271
-56.29%
Banana (1kg)
$1.76 €1.57
-
-
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 €1.68
-
-
Tomato (1kg)
$2.47 €2.20
$4.09 KMF 1,796
-39.61%
Potato (1kg)
$1.86 €1.66
$4.39 KMF 1,929
-57.63%
Onion (1kg)
$2.07 €1.85
$3.04 KMF 1,336
-31.91%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.39 €1.24
$2.28 KMF 1,002
-39.04%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.73
$1.34 KMF 587
-39.55%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.89 €6.15
-
-
Wine (Bottle)
$5.53 €4.93
$16.68 KMF 7,321
-66.85%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.19
$0.93 KMF 406
43.01%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.17 €1.93
$6.61 KMF 2,902
-67.17%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Comoros
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.24 €2.00
$0.59 KMF 258
279.66%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$45.14 €40.29
$32.78 KMF 14.4K
37.71%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.00 €3.57
$0.71 KMF 310
463.38%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.07 €0.95
$1.03 KMF 453
3.88%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$16.53 €14.75
$11.93 KMF 5,238
38.56%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.26 €2.02
$2.93 KMF 1,287
-22.87%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.5K €29.9K
$19.1K KMF 8.4M
75.03%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.5K €36.1K
$17.6K KMF 7.7M
129.39%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Comoros
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$164 €146
$112 KMF 49.0K
46.47%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.54 €16.55
$33.58 KMF 14.7K
-44.79%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.21 €29.64
$73.8 KMF 32.4K
-55.02%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Comoros
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.01 €41.06
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.80 €16.78
$13.67 KMF 6,000
37.53%
Cinema Ticket
$9.47 €8.45
$6.49 KMF 2,850
45.92%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Comoros
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$690 €615
$398 KMF 174.5K
73.46%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.9K €15.0K
$14.3K KMF 6.3M
17.94%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Comoros
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$105 €93.4
$60.6 KMF 26.6K
72.79%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.27 €40.40
$61.8 KMF 27.1K
-26.69%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$99.0 €88.3
$108 KMF 47.4K
-8.45%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$124 €111
$87.0 KMF 38.2K
42.51%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Comoros
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,583 €1,413
$723 KMF 317.5K
118.92%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,209 €1,079
$609 KMF 267.5K
98.48%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,833 €2,528
$1,404 KMF 616.4K
101.76%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,964 €1,753
$1,135 KMF 498.2K
73.08%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,643 €6,821
$1,573 KMF 690.5K
385.89%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,431 €3,954
$1,349 KMF 592.0K
228.55%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Comoros
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,573 €1,403
$647 KMF 284.0K
143.07%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.79
3.8
-0.26%

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

Last update for Lisbon: October 4, 2026

Last update for the Comoros: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
$1.2K
Comoros
$609 49.6% $600
Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
$272
Comoros
$278 * 2.3% $6.2
Eating Out
Lisbon
$247
Comoros
$110 55.7% $138
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
$215
Comoros
$219 1.7% $3.8
Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
$168
Comoros
$143 14.9% $25
Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
$65
Comoros
$13 * 80% $52
Getting Around
Lisbon
$63
Comoros
$41 35.4% $22

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know
🇵🇹 Lisbon
🇰🇲 Comoros
🕒 Local time
09:14 9:14 AM
11:14 11:14 AM
2 h ahead of Lisbon
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
545,923 Capital
902,348
💱 Currency
Euro EUR €
Exchange rates and currency converter

KMF, USD to EUR – Euro Converter

Euro exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 0.892 EUR (1 EUR = 1.12 USD).

Comorian Franc exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 439 KMF (1,000 KMF = 2.28 USD). 1 EUR = 492 KMF (1,000 KMF = 2.03 EUR).

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