Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Grimstad Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Grimstad

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 25.7% cheaper than Grimstad without rent, and 5.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 17.8% cheaper than Grimstad without rent, and 8.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Grimstad
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.09 €13.89
$23.13 NOK 230
-30.44%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.1 €55.3
$50.5 NOK 502
26.90%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.28 €8.88
$14.93 NOK 149
-31.15%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.69 NOK 46.61
-40.72%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 €1.92
$4.04 NOK 40.15
-44.80%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 €1.35
$3.24 NOK 32.26
-51.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.41 €2.95
$12.29 NOK 122
-72.25%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.82 €3.3
$10.14 NOK 101
-62.33%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Grimstad
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 €0.98
$2.32 NOK 23.08
-50.86%
White Bread (500g)
$1.73 €1.49
$3.07 NOK 30.5
-43.65%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 €1.44
$3.06 NOK 30.43
-45.42%
Eggs
$3.13 €2.7
$3.13 NOK 31.13
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Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.31 €11.5
$10.69 NOK 106
24.51%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.99 €6.9
$13.4 NOK 133
-40.37%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.97 €13.79
$16.46 NOK 164
-2.98%
Apples (1kg)
$2.28 €1.97
$2.05 NOK 20.4
11.22%
Banana (1kg)
$1.7 €1.47
$2.33 NOK 23.2
-27.04%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$3.34 NOK 33.26
-38.92%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.55 €2.2
$3.96 NOK 39.4
-35.61%
Potato (1kg)
$1.76 €1.52
$2.55 NOK 25.37
-30.98%
Onion (1kg)
$2.05 €1.77
$2.71 NOK 26.92
-24.35%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.98 €1.71
$2.78 NOK 27.69
-28.78%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.7
$1.75 NOK 17.46
-53.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.59 €5.69
$17.52 NOK 174
-62.39%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.87 €5.07
$14.88 NOK 148
-60.55%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.15
$3.35 NOK 33.36
-60.30%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.92 €2.52
$4.22 NOK 42.01
-30.81%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Grimstad
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.27 €1.96
$4.97 NOK 49.4
-54.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.15 €39.85
$77.3 NOK 769
-40.32%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.23 €3.66
$9.98 NOK 99.3
-57.62%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 €0.75
$1.38 NOK 13.75
-37.68%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.68 €16.13
$42.02 NOK 418
-55.54%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 €1.81
$2.29 NOK 22.76
-8.73%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.5K €29.8K
$36K NOK 358.5K
-4.23%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.6K €34.2K
$42.4K NOK 421.6K
-6.46%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Grimstad
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 €128
$304 NOK 3,020
-51.13%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.98 €18.11
$28.44 NOK 283
-26.23%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.65 €34.24
$55.5 NOK 552
-28.57%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Grimstad
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.92 €41.37
$48.44 NOK 482
-1.07%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.57 €16.03
$35 NOK 348
-46.94%
Cinema Ticket
$9.38 €8.1
$15.28 NOK 152
-38.61%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Grimstad
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$607 €524
$265 NOK 2,632
129.47%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.1K €13.9K
$14.6K NOK 145.6K
10.06%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Grimstad
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 €90.1
$50.2 NOK 499
108.18%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.09 €35.48
$60.9 NOK 606
-32.55%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.7 €80
$103 NOK 1,021
-9.69%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €102
$163 NOK 1,625
-27.37%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Grimstad
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,592 €1,375
$1,221 NOK 12.1K
30.37%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,262 €1,090
$887 NOK 8,826
42.24%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,046 €2,630
$1,830 NOK 18.2K
66.50%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 €1,787
$1,562 NOK 15.5K
32.50%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,280 €6,286
$5,249 NOK 52.2K
38.69%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,549 €3,928
$4,201 NOK 41.8K
8.30%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Grimstad
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,462 €1,263
$4,321 NOK 43K
-66.16%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
4.9
-22.24%

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Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Grimstad: October 29, 2025

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