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

😐 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 28.6% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 83.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Lisbon is 26.7% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 31.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.17 €13.94

$4.51 ฿142

258.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$63.5 €54.7

$46.08 ฿1,449

37.74%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.40 €8.96

$8.78 ฿276

18.45%

Cappuccino

$2.77 €2.38

$3.09 ฿97.0

-10.36%

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

$2.32 €2.00

$0.70 ฿21.97

231.43%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.54 €1.33

$0.40 ฿12.46

285.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.55 €3.06

$2.40 ฿75.5

47.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.90 €3.36

$3.68 ฿116

5.98%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.13 €0.98

$2.25 ฿70.6

-49.78%

White Bread (500g)

$1.83 €1.58

$1.87 ฿58.8

-2.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$2.22 ฿69.8

-20.27%

Eggs

$3.13 €2.70

$2.23 ฿70.1

40.36%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.19 €11.37

$19.68 ฿619

-32.98%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.80 €6.73

$3.66 ฿115

113.11%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.93 €13.73

$13.09 ฿411

21.70%

Apples (1kg)

$2.27 €1.96

$3.38 ฿106

-32.84%

Banana (1kg)

$1.72 €1.48

$1.69 ฿53.3

1.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.33 ฿73.2

-15.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.44 €2.10

$1.98 ฿62.4

23.23%

Potato (1kg)

$1.80 €1.55

$1.55 ฿48.77

16.13%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$1.51 ฿47.42

35.76%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.91 €1.65

$0.98 ฿30.84

94.90%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.78 €0.68

$0.48 ฿15.01

62.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.65 €5.73

$4.35 ฿137

52.87%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.67 €4.89

$20.65 ฿649

-72.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 €1.15

$1.77 ฿55.8

-24.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.00 €2.59

$2.75 ฿86.6

9.09%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.34 €2.02

$1.37 ฿43.19

70.80%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.03 €39.68

$11.36 ฿357

305.19%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.25 €3.67

$3.11 ฿97.8

36.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.80 €0.69

$1.05 ฿32.96

-23.81%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.60 €16.03

$13.72 ฿431

35.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.07 €1.78

$1.34 ฿42.16

54.48%

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

$34.2K €29.5K

$27.7K ฿869.6K

23.64%

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

$39.0K €33.6K

$33.6K ฿1.1M

16.18%

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

$147 €127

$122 ฿3,835

20.37%

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

$20.52 €17.69

$13.61 ฿428

50.77%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.18 €34.64

$18.49 ฿581

117.31%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.53 €42.70

$61.7 ฿1,939

-19.71%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.68 €16.10

$16.70 ฿525

11.86%

Cinema Ticket

$9.10 €7.85

$9.09 ฿286

0.11%

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

$613 €529

$702 ฿22.1K

-12.70%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.3K €14.1K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

2.19%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$102 €88.2

$58.9 ฿1,851

73.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.77 €35.14

$34.41 ฿1,082

18.48%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$94.6 €81.6

$113 ฿3,545

-16.08%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 €102

$84.7 ฿2,662

40.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,625 €1,401

$606 ฿19.1K

168.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,253 €1,080

$435 ฿13.7K

187.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,126 €2,695

$2,069 ฿65.0K

51.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,042 €1,760

$1,473 ฿46.3K

38.66%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,814 €6,735

$4,445 ฿139.8K

75.77%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,389 €3,783

$2,988 ฿93.9K

46.90%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,516 €1,307

$547 ฿17.2K

176.98%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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