Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Gavle Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Gavle

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 9.5% cheaper than Gavle without rent, and 13.5% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 19.2% cheaper than Gavle without rent, and 10.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Gavle
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.09 €13.89
$12.83 SEK 121
25.41%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.1 €55.3
$93.5 SEK 884
-31.50%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.28 €8.88
$10.32 SEK 97.5
-0.39%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$5.01 SEK 47.31
-44.51%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 €1.92
$2.07 SEK 19.58
7.73%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 €1.35
$2.47 SEK 23.31
-36.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.41 €2.95
$8.52 SEK 80.5
-59.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.82 €3.3
$8.55 SEK 80.7
-55.32%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Gavle
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 €0.98
$1.81 SEK 17.07
-37.02%
White Bread (500g)
$1.73 €1.49
$2.53 SEK 23.89
-31.62%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 €1.44
$3.92 SEK 37.02
-57.40%
Eggs
$3.13 €2.7
$4.08 SEK 38.56
-23.28%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.31 €11.5
$9.62 SEK 90.9
38.36%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.99 €6.9
$10.27 SEK 97
-22.20%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.97 €13.79
$14.72 SEK 139
8.49%
Apples (1kg)
$2.28 €1.97
$3.21 SEK 30.34
-28.97%
Banana (1kg)
$1.7 €1.47
$2.85 SEK 26.93
-40.35%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$3.51 SEK 33.18
-41.88%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.55 €2.2
$4.44 SEK 41.92
-42.57%
Potato (1kg)
$1.76 €1.52
$1.81 SEK 17.07
-2.76%
Onion (1kg)
$2.05 €1.77
$1.86 SEK 17.53
10.22%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.98 €1.71
$2.62 SEK 24.78
-24.43%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.7
$1.62 SEK 15.32
-50.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.59 €5.69
$8.08 SEK 76.4
-18.44%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.87 €5.07
$11.88 SEK 112
-50.59%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.15
$1.65 SEK 15.58
-19.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.92 €2.52
$1.87 SEK 17.7
56.15%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Gavle
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.27 €1.96
$3.84 SEK 36.31
-40.89%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.15 €39.85
$59 SEK 557
-21.71%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.23 €3.66
$4.67 SEK 44.13
-9.42%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 €0.75
$1.32 SEK 12.43
-34.85%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.68 €16.13
$49.21 SEK 465
-62.04%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 €1.81
$1.82 SEK 17.22
14.84%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.5K €29.8K
$29.8K SEK 281.7K
15.76%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.6K €34.2K
$33.8K SEK 319.3K
17.29%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Gavle
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 €128
$85.8 SEK 810
72.99%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.98 €18.11
$28.11 SEK 266
-25.36%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.65 €34.24
$41.58 SEK 393
-4.64%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Gavle
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.92 €41.37
$48.98 SEK 463
-2.16%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.57 €16.03
$15.92 SEK 150
16.65%
Cinema Ticket
$9.38 €8.1
$13.94 SEK 132
-32.71%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Gavle
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$607 €524
$156 SEK 1,471
290.06%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.1K €13.9K
$6,531 SEK 61.7K
146.70%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Gavle
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 €90.1
$96.8 SEK 915
7.82%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.09 €35.48
$49.06 SEK 463
-16.25%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.7 €80
$84.6 SEK 799
9.54%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €102
$156 SEK 1,474
-23.96%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Gavle
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,592 €1,375
$829 SEK 7,829
92.13%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,262 €1,090
$899 SEK 8,490
40.43%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,046 €2,630
$1,748 SEK 16.5K
74.32%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 €1,787
$1,243 SEK 11.7K
66.48%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,280 €6,286
$2,454 SEK 23.2K
196.69%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,549 €3,928
$1,787 SEK 16.9K
154.62%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Gavle
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,462 €1,263
$3,256 SEK 30.8K
-55.09%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
4.1
-7.07%

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

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Gavle: October 28, 2025

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