Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Maldonado Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Maldonado

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 3.3% cheaper than Maldonado without rent, and 73.5% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 12.4% cheaper than Maldonado without rent, and 52% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Maldonado
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$15.82 €13.41
$16.08 UYU 644
-1.62%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.4 €54.6
$53.3 UYU 2,135
20.85%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.37 €8.79
$10.95 UYU 439
-5.30%
Cappuccino
$2.89 €2.45
$4.27 UYU 171
-32.32%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 €1.89
$2.15 UYU 86.1
3.72%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.55 €1.31
$1.77 UYU 71.0
-12.43%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.38 €2.87
$2.52 UYU 101
34.13%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.90 €3.31
$3.75 UYU 150
4.00%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Maldonado
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.12 €0.95
$1.08 UYU 43.44
3.70%
White Bread (500g)
$1.80 €1.52
$2.89 UYU 116
-37.72%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.75 €1.48
$1.57 UYU 63.0
11.46%
Eggs
$3.17 €2.69
$4.70 UYU 188
-32.55%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.50 €11.45
$13.37 UYU 536
0.97%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.79 €6.61
$10.95 UYU 439
-28.86%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.65 €13.27
$11.13 UYU 446
40.61%
Apples (1kg)
$2.28 €1.93
$2.23 UYU 89.3
2.24%
Banana (1kg)
$1.71 €1.45
$2.39 UYU 95.7
-28.45%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.93 €1.64
$1.56 UYU 62.7
23.72%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.52 €2.14
$3.54 UYU 142
-28.81%
Potato (1kg)
$1.79 €1.52
$1.77 UYU 70.9
1.13%
Onion (1kg)
$2.05 €1.74
$1.86 UYU 74.7
10.22%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.94 €1.64
$1.24 UYU 49.56
56.45%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.68
$1.62 UYU 64.8
-50.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.65 €5.64
$5.12 UYU 205
29.88%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.79 €4.91
$3.24 UYU 130
78.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.13
$1.96 UYU 78.7
-32.14%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.91 €2.46
$2.64 UYU 106
10.23%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Maldonado
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.35 €1.99
$1.33 UYU 53.3
76.69%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$45.70 €38.75
$44.69 UYU 1,791
2.26%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.20 €3.56
$1.49 UYU 59.9
181.88%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.81 €0.69
$2.10 UYU 84.1
-61.43%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.70 €15.86
$11.10 UYU 445
68.47%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 €1.78
$1.89 UYU 75.7
10.58%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.6K €29.3K
$34.2K UYU 1.4M
1.34%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.7K €33.6K
$36.8K UYU 1.5M
7.85%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Maldonado
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$146 €124
$154 UYU 6,183
-5.48%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.84 €17.67
$16.87 UYU 676
23.53%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.78 €33.73
$44.00 UYU 1,763
-9.59%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Maldonado
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$48.58 €41.20
$46.40 UYU 1,859
4.70%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.85 €15.99
$29.74 UYU 1,192
-36.62%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 €7.69
$7.97 UYU 319
13.80%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Maldonado
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$618 €524
$477 UYU 19.1K
29.60%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.2K €13.7K
$7,420 UYU 297.3K
117.81%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Maldonado
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$105 €88.7
$85.5 UYU 3,424
22.35%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$40.54 €34.38
$46.64 UYU 1,869
-13.08%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$93.8 €79.5
$87.3 UYU 3,496
7.48%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$123 €104
$90.9 UYU 3,644
34.79%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Maldonado
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,604 €1,360
$361 UYU 14.4K
344.74%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,260 €1,069
$290 UYU 11.6K
334.64%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,065 €2,599
$909 UYU 36.4K
237.25%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,008 €1,703
$618 UYU 24.8K
224.84%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,702 €6,532
$1,482 UYU 59.4K
419.83%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,367 €3,703
$1,279 UYU 51.3K
241.40%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Maldonado
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,638 €1,389
$749 UYU 30.0K
118.83%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
5.68
-32.92%

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

Last update for Lisbon: April 13, 2026

Last update for Maldonado: April 12, 2026

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