Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Qatar

For one person, living is cheaper in Qatar: $1,879 a month against $2,203 in Lisbon, rent and utilities included – about $3,900 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

Lisbon
🇵🇹 Portugal
$2,203
/mo nomad
🇶🇦 Qatar
$1,879
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 5% more expensive than Qatar without rent, and 17.2% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Lisbon is 11% more expensive than Qatar without rent, and 1.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Qatar
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.01 €15.18
$8.08 QAR 29.37
110.52%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$62.7 €56.0
$65.3 QAR 237
-3.98%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$11.42 €10.19
$8.05 QAR 29.28
41.86%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$13.43 QAR 48.85
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$13.49 QAR 49.07
-
Cappuccino
$3.09 €2.76
$5.49 QAR 19.96
-43.72%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.37 €2.11
$0.87 QAR 3.16
172.41%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.66 €1.48
$0.37 QAR 1.35
348.65%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.46 €3.09
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.29 €2.93
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Qatar
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.17 €1.04
$2.06 QAR 7.48
-43.20%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 €1.66
$1.51 QAR 5.51
23.84%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.52 €1.36
$2.08 QAR 7.55
-26.92%
Eggs
$3.88 €3.46
$3.17 QAR 11.53
22.40%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.87 €11.49
$9.15 QAR 33.27
40.66%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.94 €7.08
$7.57 QAR 27.52
4.89%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.63 €15.73
$10.00 QAR 36.35
76.30%
Apples (1kg)
$2.26 €2.01
$2.05 QAR 7.46
10.24%
Banana (1kg)
$1.76 €1.57
$1.76 QAR 6.39
-
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 €1.68
$1.63 QAR 5.95
15.34%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.47 €2.20
$1.19 QAR 4.32
107.56%
Potato (1kg)
$1.86 €1.66
$0.88 QAR 3.20
111.36%
Onion (1kg)
$2.07 €1.85
$0.88 QAR 3.19
135.23%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.39 €1.24
$1.20 QAR 4.38
15.83%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.73
$0.55 QAR 2.00
47.27%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$10.10 QAR 36.72
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$2.03 QAR 7.38
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.01 QAR 10.93
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.89 €6.15
$6.20 QAR 22.53
11.13%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.53 €4.93
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.19
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.17 €1.93
-
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🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Qatar
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.24 €2.00
$0.54 QAR 1.95
314.81%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$45.14 €40.29
$26.91 QAR 97.9
67.74%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.00 €3.57
$2.14 QAR 7.79
86.92%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.07 €0.95
$1.88 QAR 6.84
-43.09%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$16.53 €14.75
$8.15 QAR 29.65
102.82%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.26 €2.02
$0.55 QAR 2.00
310.91%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.5K €29.9K
$28.7K QAR 104.4K
16.75%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.5K €36.1K
$21.6K QAR 78.6K
87.37%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Qatar
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$164 €146
$91.7 QAR 333
78.46%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.54 €16.55
$43.03 QAR 157
-56.91%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.21 €29.64
$86.3 QAR 314
-61.54%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Qatar
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.01 €41.06
$123 QAR 448
-62.64%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.80 €16.78
$20.17 QAR 73.4
-6.79%
Cinema Ticket
$9.47 €8.45
$12.12 QAR 44.08
-21.86%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Qatar
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$690 €615
$716 QAR 2,603
-3.66%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.9K €15.0K
$9,431 QAR 34.3K
78.81%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Qatar
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$105 €93.4
$55.3 QAR 201
89.19%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.27 €40.40
$52.6 QAR 191
-13.85%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$99.0 €88.3
$93.9 QAR 341
5.41%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$124 €111
$83.5 QAR 304
48.41%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Qatar
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,583 €1,413
$1,538 QAR 5,592
2.96%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,209 €1,079
$938 QAR 3,410
28.96%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,833 €2,528
$2,813 QAR 10.2K
0.72%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,964 €1,753
$2,016 QAR 7,332
-2.57%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,643 €6,821
$4,475 QAR 16.3K
70.79%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,431 €3,954
$2,989 QAR 10.9K
48.22%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Qatar
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,573 €1,403
$4,089 QAR 14.9K
-61.54%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.79
5.22
-27.39%

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

Last update for Lisbon: October 4, 2026

Last update for Qatar: October 6, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
$1.2K
Qatar
$938 22.5% $272
Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
$272
Qatar
$201 26.1% $71
Eating Out
Lisbon
$247
Qatar
$160 35.5% $88
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
$215
Qatar
$221 2.6% $5.7
Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
$168
Qatar
$128 23.5% $39
Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
$65
Qatar
$147 127% $82
Getting Around
Lisbon
$63
Qatar
$41 36% $23
Good to know
🇵🇹 Lisbon
🇶🇦 Qatar
🕒 Local time
07:15 7:15 AM
09:15 9:15 AM
2 h ahead of Lisbon
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
545,923 Capital
2,639,211
💱 Currency
Euro EUR €
Qatari Riyal QAR ر.ق
Exchange rates and currency converter

QAR, USD to EUR – Euro Converter

Euro exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 0.892 EUR (1 EUR = 1.12 USD).

Qatari Riyal exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 3.64 QAR (1 QAR = 0.275 USD). 1 EUR = 4.08 QAR (1 QAR = 0.245 EUR).

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