Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Melbourne Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Melbourne

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 23.4% cheaper than Melbourne without rent, and 6.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 17.4% cheaper than Melbourne without rent, and 9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.09 €13.89

$19.2 A$29.41

-16.20%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$64.1 €55.3

$78.6 A$120

-18.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.28 €8.88

$10.02 A$15.35

2.59%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$3.67 A$5.62

-24.25%

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

$2.23 €1.92

$2.54 A$3.89

-12.20%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.57 €1.35

$2.28 A$3.49

-31.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.41 €2.95

$7.28 A$11.15

-53.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.82 €3.3

$7.3 A$11.18

-47.67%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.14 €0.98

$1.44 A$2.2

-20.83%

White Bread (500g)

$1.73 €1.49

$2.63 A$4.02

-34.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.67 €1.44

$2.27 A$3.48

-26.43%

Eggs

$3.13 €2.7

$4.86 A$7.45

-35.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.31 €11.5

$8.74 A$13.39

52.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.99 €6.9

$9.19 A$14.07

-13.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.97 €13.79

$14.95 A$22.9

6.82%

Apples (1kg)

$2.28 €1.97

$3.33 A$5.1

-31.53%

Banana (1kg)

$1.7 €1.47

$2.84 A$4.35

-40.14%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$3 A$4.6

-32.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.55 €2.2

$3.95 A$6.05

-35.44%

Potato (1kg)

$1.76 €1.52

$2.67 A$4.09

-34.08%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$2.34 A$3.58

-12.39%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.15 A$3.3

-7.91%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 €0.7

$1.64 A$2.5

-50.61%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.59 €5.69

$32.11 A$49.19

-79.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.87 €5.07

$13.13 A$20.11

-55.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 €1.15

$4.54 A$6.96

-70.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 €2.52

$5.05 A$7.74

-42.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.27 €1.96

$3.67 A$5.62

-38.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.15 €39.85

$118 A$180

-60.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.23 €3.66

$3.65 A$5.6

15.89%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.86 €0.75

$1.34 A$2.05

-35.82%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.68 €16.13

$27.26 A$41.77

-31.47%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.09 €1.81

$1.19 A$1.82

75.63%

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

$34.5K €29.8K

$28.6K A$43.9K

20.51%

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

$39.6K €34.2K

$23.5K A$36K

68.73%

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

$148 €128

$150 A$230

-1.36%

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

$20.98 €18.11

$20.8 A$31.86

0.87%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.65 €34.24

$51 A$78.2

-22.32%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.92 €41.37

$48.23 A$73.9

-0.64%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.57 €16.03

$15.91 A$24.38

16.72%

Cinema Ticket

$9.38 €8.1

$16.53 A$25.32

-43.25%

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

$607 €524

$1,730 A$2,651

-64.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K €13.9K

$19.1K A$29.3K

-15.81%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$104 €90.1

$67.8 A$104

53.94%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.09 €35.48

$53.7 A$82.2

-23.44%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$92.7 €80

$108 A$165

-13.85%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 €102

$106 A$162

11.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,592 €1,375

$1,548 A$2,371

2.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,262 €1,090

$1,228 A$1,881

2.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,046 €2,630

$2,973 A$4,555

2.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 €1,787

$1,956 A$2,997

5.78%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,280 €6,286

$7,110 A$10.9K

2.40%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,549 €3,928

$5,790 A$8,871

-21.44%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,462 €1,263

$4,045 A$6,198

-63.85%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

6.19

-38.45%

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

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Melbourne: October 28, 2025

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