Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Marbella Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Marbella

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 6.1% cheaper than Marbella without rent, and 1.8% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 1.7% cheaper than Marbella without rent, and 4.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.09 €13.89

$14.16 €12.23

13.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$64.1 €55.3

$46.56 €40.2

37.61%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.28 €8.88

$10.54 €9.1

-2.47%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$2.2 €1.9

26.36%

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

$2.23 €1.92

$2.1 €1.82

6.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.57 €1.35

$1.43 €1.24

9.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.41 €2.95

$2.36 €2.04

44.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.82 €3.3

$3.42 €2.95

11.70%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.14 €0.98

$1.19 €1.02

-4.20%

White Bread (500g)

$1.73 €1.49

$1.55 €1.34

11.61%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.67 €1.44

$1.13 €0.97

47.79%

Eggs

$3.13 €2.7

$3.46 €2.99

-9.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.31 €11.5

$13.11 €11.32

1.53%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.99 €6.9

$9.19 €7.93

-13.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.97 €13.79

$17.32 €14.95

-7.79%

Apples (1kg)

$2.28 €1.97

$2.48 €2.14

-8.06%

Banana (1kg)

$1.7 €1.47

$1.84 €1.59

-7.61%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.08 €0.93

88.89%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.55 €2.2

$1.85 €1.6

37.84%

Potato (1kg)

$1.76 €1.52

$1.78 €1.54

-1.12%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$1.21 €1.05

69.42%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.14 €0.99

73.68%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 €0.7

$0.61 €0.52

32.79%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.59 €5.69

$6.54 €5.65

0.76%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.87 €5.07

$7.05 €6.08

-16.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 €1.15

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 €2.52

$2.18 €1.89

33.94%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.27 €1.96

$2.03 €1.75

11.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.15 €39.85

$82.6 €71.3

-44.09%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.23 €3.66

$2.22 €1.91

90.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.86 €0.75

$2.63 €2.27

-67.30%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.68 €16.13

$13.62 €11.76

37.15%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.09 €1.81

$1.73 €1.5

20.81%

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

$34.5K €29.8K

$38.8K €33.5K

-10.96%

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

$39.6K €34.2K

$29.9K €25.8K

32.50%

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

$148 €128

$110 €94.8

35.14%

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

$20.98 €18.11

$23.58 €20.36

-11.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.65 €34.24

$32.79 €28.31

20.92%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.92 €41.37

$50.3 €43.46

-4.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.57 €16.03

$26.17 €22.6

-29.04%

Cinema Ticket

$9.38 €8.1

$9.4 €8.11

-0.21%

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

$607 €524

$391 €338

55.17%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K €13.9K

$6,528 €5,636

146.81%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$104 €90.1

$84 €72.5

24.34%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.09 €35.48

$41.21 €35.58

-0.29%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$92.7 €80

$75.7 €65.3

22.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 €102

$115 €99.3

3.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,592 €1,375

$1,508 €1,302

5.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,262 €1,090

$1,249 €1,079

1.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,046 €2,630

$3,979 €3,435

-23.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 €1,787

$2,470 €2,132

-16.22%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,280 €6,286

$6,655 €5,746

9.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,549 €3,928

$4,549 €3,927

0.01%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,462 €1,263

$2,218 €1,915

-34.06%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

3.51

8.55%

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

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Marbella: October 27, 2025

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