Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Porsgrunn Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Porsgrunn

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 24.6% cheaper than Porsgrunn without rent, and 0.6% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 30.9% cheaper than Porsgrunn without rent, and 11.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Porsgrunn
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.09 €13.89
$29.3 NOK 291
-45.09%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.1 €55.3
$99.7 NOK 992
-35.74%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.28 €8.88
$13.15 NOK 131
-21.83%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.84 NOK 48.1
-42.56%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 €1.92
$1.97 NOK 19.57
13.20%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 €1.35
$2.07 NOK 20.54
-24.15%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.41 €2.95
$9.13 NOK 90.9
-62.65%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.82 €3.3
$9.48 NOK 94.3
-59.70%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Porsgrunn
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 €0.98
$1.98 NOK 19.65
-42.42%
White Bread (500g)
$1.73 €1.49
$3.27 NOK 32.52
-47.09%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 €1.44
$3.27 NOK 32.54
-48.93%
Eggs
$3.13 €2.7
$2.59 NOK 25.81
20.85%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.31 €11.5
$10.05 NOK 100
32.44%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.99 €6.9
$10.14 NOK 101
-21.20%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.97 €13.79
$35.75 NOK 356
-55.33%
Apples (1kg)
$2.28 €1.97
$1.97 NOK 19.59
15.74%
Banana (1kg)
$1.7 €1.47
$1.63 NOK 16.23
4.29%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$2.56 NOK 25.48
-20.31%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.55 €2.2
$2.77 NOK 27.53
-7.94%
Potato (1kg)
$1.76 €1.52
$1.03 NOK 10.26
70.87%
Onion (1kg)
$2.05 €1.77
$2.19 NOK 21.83
-6.39%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.98 €1.71
$2.28 NOK 22.64
-13.16%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.7
$1.85 NOK 18.4
-56.22%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.59 €5.69
$14.14 NOK 141
-53.39%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.87 €5.07
$12.89 NOK 128
-54.46%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.15
$3.1 NOK 30.82
-57.10%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.92 €2.52
$4.07 NOK 40.5
-28.26%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Porsgrunn
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.27 €1.96
$3.31 NOK 32.91
-31.42%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.15 €39.85
$74.7 NOK 744
-38.25%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.23 €3.66
$10.23 NOK 102
-58.65%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 €0.75
$1.45 NOK 14.44
-40.69%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.68 €16.13
$100 NOK 995
-81.32%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 €1.81
$2.08 NOK 20.68
0.48%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.5K €29.8K
$36.1K NOK 359.2K
-4.42%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.6K €34.2K
$39.3K NOK 390.5K
0.99%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Porsgrunn
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 €128
$217 NOK 2,161
-31.70%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.98 €18.11
$43.66 NOK 434
-51.95%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.65 €34.24
$38.04 NOK 378
4.23%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Porsgrunn
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.92 €41.37
$48.44 NOK 482
-1.07%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.57 €16.03
$35.5 NOK 353
-47.69%
Cinema Ticket
$9.38 €8.1
$14.72 NOK 146
-36.28%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Porsgrunn
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$607 €524
$308 NOK 3,060
97.42%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.1K €13.9K
$9,962 NOK 99.1K
61.73%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Porsgrunn
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 €90.1
$49.71 NOK 494
110.02%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.09 €35.48
$30.73 NOK 306
33.71%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.7 €80
$69.7 NOK 694
32.85%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €102
$102 NOK 1,018
15.95%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Porsgrunn
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,592 €1,375
$1,228 NOK 12.2K
29.70%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,262 €1,090
$879 NOK 8,747
43.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,046 €2,630
$1,824 NOK 18.1K
66.99%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 €1,787
$1,543 NOK 15.3K
34.14%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,280 €6,286
$5,187 NOK 51.6K
40.36%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,549 €3,928
$4,414 NOK 43.9K
3.05%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Porsgrunn
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,462 €1,263
$3,333 NOK 33.2K
-56.12%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
3.8
0.26%

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Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Porsgrunn: October 27, 2025

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