Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Gwangju Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Gwangju

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 6.8% cheaper than Gwangju without rent, and 59% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 9.1% cheaper than Gwangju without rent, and 48.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.17 €13.94

$7.19 ₩10.6K

124.90%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$63.5 €54.7

$52.1 ₩76.8K

21.78%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.40 €8.96

$5.94 ₩8,754

75.08%

Cappuccino

$2.77 €2.38

$3.90 ₩5,746

-28.97%

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

$2.32 €2.00

$1.69 ₩2,485

37.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.54 €1.33

$0.74 ₩1,094

108.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.55 €3.06

$2.99 ₩4,400

18.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.90 €3.36

$3.58 ₩5,272

8.94%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.13 €0.98

$1.89 ₩2,779

-40.21%

White Bread (500g)

$1.83 €1.58

$2.34 ₩3,447

-21.79%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$3.08 ₩4,530

-42.53%

Eggs

$3.13 €2.70

$2.59 ₩3,814

20.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.19 €11.37

$7.31 ₩10.8K

80.44%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.80 €6.73

$7.14 ₩10.5K

9.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.93 €13.73

$34.48 ₩50.8K

-53.80%

Apples (1kg)

$2.27 €1.96

$7.76 ₩11.4K

-70.75%

Banana (1kg)

$1.72 €1.48

$3.48 ₩5,126

-50.57%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$5.45 ₩8,020

-63.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.44 €2.10

$5.61 ₩8,268

-56.51%

Potato (1kg)

$1.80 €1.55

$3.96 ₩5,839

-54.55%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$2.43 ₩3,583

-15.64%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.91 €1.65

$2.54 ₩3,744

-24.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.78 €0.68

$1.31 ₩1,931

-40.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.65 €5.73

$3.29 ₩4,849

102.13%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.67 €4.89

$15.51 ₩22.8K

-63.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 €1.15

$1.58 ₩2,323

-15.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.00 €2.59

$2.28 ₩3,358

31.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.34 €2.02

$0.90 ₩1,327

160.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.03 €39.68

$66.5 ₩97.9K

-30.76%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.25 €3.67

$2.96 ₩4,366

43.58%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.80 €0.69

$0.53 ₩775

50.94%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.60 €16.03

$8.23 ₩12.1K

126.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.07 €1.78

$1.18 ₩1,744

75.42%

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

$34.2K €29.5K

$27.3K ₩40.2M

25.20%

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

$39.0K €33.6K

$21.9K ₩32.2M

78.49%

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

$147 €127

$163 ₩240.0K

-9.89%

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

$20.52 €17.69

$34.25 ₩50.5K

-40.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.18 €34.64

$21.64 ₩31.9K

85.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.53 €42.70

$47.04 ₩69.3K

5.29%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.68 €16.10

$14.56 ₩21.5K

28.30%

Cinema Ticket

$9.10 €7.85

$8.58 ₩12.6K

6.06%

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

$613 €529

$411 ₩605.6K

49.13%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.3K €14.1K

$23.1K ₩34.0M

-29.23%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$102 €88.2

$50.3 ₩74.1K

103.24%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.77 €35.14

$36.53 ₩53.8K

11.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$94.6 €81.6

$62.9 ₩92.6K

50.54%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 €102

$101 ₩148.9K

17.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,625 €1,401

$447 ₩658.1K

263.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,253 €1,080

$352 ₩518.6K

255.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,126 €2,695

$850 ₩1.3M

267.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,042 €1,760

$591 ₩869.9K

245.73%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,814 €6,735

$7,180 ₩10.6M

8.82%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,389 €3,783

$4,869 ₩7.2M

-9.86%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,516 €1,307

$2,414 ₩3.6M

-37.18%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

3.9

-2.31%

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

Last update for Lisbon: January 11, 2026

Last update for Gwangju: January 13, 2026

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