Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Jonkoping Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Jonkoping

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 24.3% cheaper than Jonkoping without rent, and 25.6% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 26.4% cheaper than Jonkoping without rent, and 7.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Jonkoping
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.09 €13.89
$12.48 SEK 118
28.93%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.1 €55.3
$87.1 SEK 823
-26.42%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.28 €8.88
$12.05 SEK 114
-14.69%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.89 SEK 46.18
-43.15%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 €1.92
$1.85 SEK 17.5
20.54%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 €1.35
$2.14 SEK 20.18
-26.64%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.41 €2.95
$8.19 SEK 77.4
-58.36%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.82 €3.3
$7.58 SEK 71.6
-49.60%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Jonkoping
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 €0.98
$1.66 SEK 15.7
-31.33%
White Bread (500g)
$1.73 €1.49
$2.15 SEK 20.33
-19.53%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 €1.44
$2.98 SEK 28.12
-43.96%
Eggs
$3.13 €2.7
$3.95 SEK 37.3
-20.76%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.31 €11.5
$13 SEK 123
2.38%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.99 €6.9
$11.52 SEK 109
-30.64%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.97 €13.79
$17.05 SEK 161
-6.33%
Apples (1kg)
$2.28 €1.97
$3.27 SEK 30.86
-30.28%
Banana (1kg)
$1.7 €1.47
$2.66 SEK 25.17
-36.09%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$2.91 SEK 27.51
-29.90%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.55 €2.2
$4.47 SEK 42.22
-42.95%
Potato (1kg)
$1.76 €1.52
$1.68 SEK 15.86
4.76%
Onion (1kg)
$2.05 €1.77
$1.58 SEK 14.94
29.75%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.98 €1.71
$2.02 SEK 19.07
-1.98%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.7
$1.29 SEK 12.17
-37.21%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.59 €5.69
$7.59 SEK 71.8
-13.18%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.87 €5.07
$10.46 SEK 98.8
-43.88%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.15
$1.81 SEK 17.05
-26.52%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.92 €2.52
$2.24 SEK 21.17
30.36%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Jonkoping
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.27 €1.96
$4.31 SEK 40.69
-47.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.15 €39.85
$80.2 SEK 758
-42.46%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.23 €3.66
$5.67 SEK 53.6
-25.40%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 €0.75
$0.82 SEK 7.74
4.88%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.68 €16.13
$78 SEK 737
-76.05%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 €1.81
$1.96 SEK 18.54
6.63%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.5K €29.8K
$25.1K SEK 237K
37.59%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.6K €34.2K
$33.2K SEK 313.9K
19.33%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Jonkoping
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 €128
$122 SEK 1,152
21.64%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.98 €18.11
$28.36 SEK 268
-26.02%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.65 €34.24
$41.24 SEK 390
-3.86%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Jonkoping
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.92 €41.37
$42.16 SEK 398
13.66%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.57 €16.03
$27.12 SEK 256
-31.53%
Cinema Ticket
$9.38 €8.1
$16.58 SEK 157
-43.43%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Jonkoping
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$607 €524
$154 SEK 1,453
294.78%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.1K €13.9K
$4,138 SEK 39.1K
289.37%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Jonkoping
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 €90.1
$79.3 SEK 749
31.65%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.09 €35.48
$35.11 SEK 332
17.03%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.7 €80
$104 SEK 983
-10.92%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €102
$130 SEK 1,231
-8.93%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Jonkoping
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,592 €1,375
$833 SEK 7,869
91.15%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,262 €1,090
$677 SEK 6,392
86.52%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,046 €2,630
$1,426 SEK 13.5K
113.63%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 €1,787
$1,230 SEK 11.6K
68.18%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,280 €6,286
$4,522 SEK 42.7K
61.01%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,549 €3,928
$4,098 SEK 38.7K
11.01%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Jonkoping
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,462 €1,263
$2,815 SEK 26.6K
-48.04%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
4.53
-15.89%

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Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Jonkoping: October 29, 2025

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