Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 25.7% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 81.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Lisbon is 27.7% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 30.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.92 €13.72

$4.65 ฿148

242.37%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$64.5 €55.6

$46.11 ฿1,463

39.82%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.54 €9.09

$8.74 ฿277

20.59%

Cappuccino

$2.91 €2.51

$3.04 ฿96.4

-4.28%

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

$2.30 €1.98

$0.72 ฿22.85

219.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.57 €1.35

$0.39 ฿12.41

302.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.44 €2.97

$2.44 ฿77.4

40.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.87 €3.33

$3.79 ฿120

2.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.14 €0.98

$2.14 ฿68.0

-46.73%

White Bread (500g)

$1.79 €1.55

$1.86 ฿59.0

-3.76%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.75 €1.51

$2.19 ฿69.4

-20.09%

Eggs

$3.23 €2.79

$2.25 ฿71.2

43.56%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.22 €11.39

$19.73 ฿626

-33.00%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.03 €6.92

$3.79 ฿120

111.87%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.00 €13.79

$13.55 ฿430

18.08%

Apples (1kg)

$2.33 €2.01

$3.25 ฿103

-28.31%

Banana (1kg)

$1.65 €1.42

$1.67 ฿53.0

-1.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.94 €1.67

$2.39 ฿75.9

-18.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.44 €2.10

$2.09 ฿66.4

16.75%

Potato (1kg)

$1.83 €1.58

$1.53 ฿48.50

19.61%

Onion (1kg)

$2.08 €1.79

$1.51 ฿47.89

37.75%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.00 €1.72

$0.99 ฿31.37

102.02%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.80 €0.69

$0.51 ฿16.33

56.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.74 €5.81

$4.27 ฿136

57.85%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.80 €5.00

$20.31 ฿644

-71.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.34 €1.15

$1.79 ฿56.8

-25.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 €2.60

$2.77 ฿87.8

8.66%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.37 €2.04

$1.40 ฿44.54

69.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.20 €39.83

$11.70 ฿371

294.87%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.07 €3.51

$3.11 ฿98.7

30.87%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.87 €0.75

$0.99 ฿31.55

-12.12%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.58 €16.01

$13.73 ฿436

35.32%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.09 €1.80

$1.32 ฿41.84

58.33%

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

$34.8K €30.0K

$27.2K ฿863.9K

27.66%

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

$38.8K €33.4K

$34.1K ฿1.1M

13.68%

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

$150 €130

$120 ฿3,819

24.81%

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

$20.62 €17.77

$13.93 ฿442

48.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.09 €34.56

$18.31 ฿581

118.95%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.85 €41.25

$60.9 ฿1,933

-21.47%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.37 €15.83

$17.23 ฿547

6.62%

Cinema Ticket

$9.32 €8.03

$8.71 ฿276

7.00%

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

$615 €530

$698 ฿22.1K

-11.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.4K €14.2K

$15.7K ฿499.1K

4.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$104 €89.8

$57.6 ฿1,828

80.83%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.10 €35.43

$34.24 ฿1,086

20.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.3 €82.1

$113 ฿3,590

-15.80%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$120 €104

$84.8 ฿2,690

41.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,630 €1,405

$604 ฿19.2K

169.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,229 €1,059

$436 ฿13.8K

181.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,018 €2,601

$2,057 ฿65.2K

46.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,004 €1,728

$1,498 ฿47.5K

33.78%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,872 €6,786

$4,252 ฿134.9K

85.11%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,319 €3,723

$2,988 ฿94.8K

44.53%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,611 €1,389

$529 ฿16.8K

204.41%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

5.33

-28.52%

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

Last update for Lisbon: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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