Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Gothenburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Gothenburg

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 20.1% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 9.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 20.2% cheaper than Gothenburg without rent, and 0.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.09 €13.89

$13.98 SEK 132

15.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$64.1 €55.3

$91.8 SEK 867

-30.22%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.28 €8.88

$10.57 SEK 99.8

-2.74%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$4.86 SEK 45.91

-42.80%

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

$2.23 €1.92

$2.95 SEK 27.84

-24.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.57 €1.35

$2.6 SEK 24.58

-39.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.41 €2.95

$7.35 SEK 69.4

-53.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.82 €3.3

$8.14 SEK 76.9

-53.07%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.14 €0.98

$1.67 SEK 15.82

-31.74%

White Bread (500g)

$1.73 €1.49

$2.86 SEK 26.97

-39.51%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.67 €1.44

$3.31 SEK 31.27

-49.55%

Eggs

$3.13 €2.7

$4.68 SEK 44.24

-33.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.31 €11.5

$11.65 SEK 110

14.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.99 €6.9

$12.46 SEK 118

-35.87%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.97 €13.79

$18.89 SEK 179

-15.46%

Apples (1kg)

$2.28 €1.97

$3.2 SEK 30.2

-28.75%

Banana (1kg)

$1.7 €1.47

$2.79 SEK 26.34

-39.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$2.88 SEK 27.19

-29.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.55 €2.2

$4.3 SEK 40.64

-40.70%

Potato (1kg)

$1.76 €1.52

$1.72 SEK 16.27

2.33%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$1.86 SEK 17.56

10.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.27 SEK 21.46

-12.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 €0.7

$1.6 SEK 15.09

-49.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.59 €5.69

$8.05 SEK 76.1

-18.14%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.87 €5.07

$12.85 SEK 121

-54.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 €1.15

$2.25 SEK 21.29

-40.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 €2.52

$2.62 SEK 24.77

11.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.27 €1.96

$3.82 SEK 36.09

-40.58%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.15 €39.85

$88.8 SEK 839

-48.05%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.23 €3.66

$10.21 SEK 96.4

-58.57%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.86 €0.75

$1.66 SEK 15.68

-48.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.68 €16.13

$62 SEK 586

-69.86%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.09 €1.81

$1.88 SEK 17.72

11.17%

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

$34.5K €29.8K

$33K SEK 311.8K

4.58%

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

$39.6K €34.2K

$35.7K SEK 337.7K

10.91%

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

$148 €128

$137 SEK 1,295

8.18%

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

$20.98 €18.11

$25.09 SEK 237

-16.38%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.65 €34.24

$39.49 SEK 373

0.41%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.92 €41.37

$41.99 SEK 397

14.12%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.57 €16.03

$25.37 SEK 240

-26.80%

Cinema Ticket

$9.38 €8.1

$18.02 SEK 170

-47.95%

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

$607 €524

$174 SEK 1,644

249.05%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K €13.9K

$4,108 SEK 38.8K

292.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$104 €90.1

$87.4 SEK 825

19.51%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.09 €35.48

$39.79 SEK 376

3.27%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$92.7 €80

$95.8 SEK 905

-3.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 €102

$151 SEK 1,430

-21.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,592 €1,375

$1,140 SEK 10.8K

39.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,262 €1,090

$871 SEK 8,230

44.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,046 €2,630

$1,919 SEK 18.1K

58.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 €1,787

$1,397 SEK 13.2K

48.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,280 €6,286

$6,456 SEK 61K

12.76%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,549 €3,928

$4,310 SEK 40.7K

5.55%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,462 €1,263

$3,862 SEK 36.5K

-62.14%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

4.33

-12.01%

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

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Gothenburg: October 28, 2025

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