Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Samoa

For one person, living is cheaper in Samoa: $861 a month against $2,203 in Lisbon, rent and utilities included – about $16,100 less a year. Higher rent and utilities in Lisbon outweigh lower spending on other living expenses.

Lisbon
🇵🇹 Portugal
$2,203
/mo nomad
🇼🇸 Samoa
$861
/mo nomad
🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 1.7% cheaper than Samoa without rent, and 155.9% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Lisbon is 5.1% more expensive than Samoa without rent, and 12.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Samoa
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.01 €15.18
$48.12 WST 134
-64.65%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$62.7 €56.0
$36.50 WST 102
71.75%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$11.42 €10.19
$14.52 WST 40.40
-21.35%
Cappuccino
$3.09 €2.76
$2.98 WST 8.30
3.69%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.37 €2.11
$1.80 WST 5.00
31.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.66 €1.48
$1.34 WST 3.73
23.88%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.46 €3.09
$3.48 WST 9.68
-0.57%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.29 €2.93
$3.62 WST 10.08
-9.12%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Samoa
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.17 €1.04
$1.80 WST 5.01
-35.00%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 €1.66
$0.84 WST 2.33
122.62%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.52 €1.36
$1.85 WST 5.16
-17.84%
Eggs
$3.88 €3.46
$4.39 WST 12.21
-11.62%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.87 €11.49
$0.95 WST 2.64
1254.74%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.94 €7.08
$3.66 WST 10.18
116.94%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.63 €15.73
$8.46 WST 23.56
108.39%
Apples (1kg)
$2.26 €2.01
$4.96 WST 13.80
-54.44%
Banana (1kg)
$1.76 €1.57
$1.84 WST 5.11
-4.35%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.88 €1.68
$1.77 WST 4.92
6.21%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.47 €2.20
$4.26 WST 11.87
-42.02%
Potato (1kg)
$1.86 €1.66
$3.67 WST 10.21
-49.32%
Onion (1kg)
$2.07 €1.85
$1.07 WST 2.97
93.46%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.39 €1.24
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-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.73
$1.17 WST 3.25
-30.77%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.89 €6.15
$6.04 WST 16.82
14.07%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.53 €4.93
$16.06 WST 44.70
-65.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.19
$1.80 WST 5.00
-26.11%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.17 €1.93
$3.65 WST 10.17
-40.55%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Samoa
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.24 €2.00
$3.66 WST 10.19
-38.80%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$45.14 €40.29
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.00 €3.57
$5.32 WST 14.80
-24.81%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.07 €0.95
$5.48 WST 15.25
-80.47%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$16.53 €14.75
$21.58 WST 60.1
-23.40%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.26 €2.02
$1.11 WST 3.08
103.60%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.5K €29.9K
-
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.5K €36.1K
-
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Samoa
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$164 €146
$18.04 WST 50.2
806.82%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.54 €16.55
$18.43 WST 51.3
0.60%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.21 €29.64
$35.93 WST 100.0
-7.57%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Samoa
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.01 €41.06
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.80 €16.78
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.47 €8.45
-
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Samoa
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$690 €615
-
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.9K €15.0K
-
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Samoa
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$105 €93.4
-
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.27 €40.40
-
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$99.0 €88.3
-
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$124 €111
-
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Samoa
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,583 €1,413
-
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,209 €1,079
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,833 €2,528
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,964 €1,753
$1,799 WST 5,007
9.18%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,643 €6,821
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,431 €3,954
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Samoa
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,573 €1,403
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.79
0
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CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Lisbon: October 4, 2026

Last update for Samoa: October 5, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
$1.2K
Samoa
- * 100%
Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
$272
Samoa
$238 * 12.6% $34
Eating Out
Lisbon
$247
Samoa
$502 103% $254
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
$215
Samoa
$72 66.4% $143
Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
$168
Samoa
- * 100%
Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
$65
Samoa
- * 100%
Getting Around
Lisbon
$63
Samoa
$47 * 25.3% $16

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know
🇵🇹 Lisbon
🇼🇸 Samoa
🕒 Local time
06:23 6:23 AM
18:23 6:23 PM
12 h ahead of Lisbon
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
545,923 Capital
200,010
💱 Currency
Euro EUR €
Exchange rates and currency converter

WST, USD to EUR – Euro Converter

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

Samoan Tala exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 2.78 WST (1 WST = 0.359 USD). 1 EUR = 3.12 WST (1 WST = 0.32 EUR).

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Between locations
  • Lisbon Samoa 16,760 km ≈ 21 h nonstop flight
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  • Lisbon
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