Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Santa Cruz Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Santa Cruz

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 34.7% cheaper than Santa Cruz without rent, and 23.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 3.2% cheaper than Santa Cruz without rent, and 15.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.17 €13.94

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$63.5 €54.7

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.40 €8.96

Cappuccino

$2.77 €2.38

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

$2.32 €2.00

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.54 €1.33

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.55 €3.06

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.90 €3.36

Milk (1 liter)

$1.13 €0.98

$2.10 AWG 3.76

-46.19%

White Bread (500g)

$1.83 €1.58

$2.63 AWG 4.72

-30.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$4.37 AWG 7.82

-59.50%

Eggs

$3.13 €2.70

$4.71 AWG 8.42

-33.55%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.19 €11.37

$7.86 AWG 14.07

67.81%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.80 €6.73

$7.50 AWG 13.43

4.00%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.93 €13.73

$6.59 AWG 11.80

141.73%

Apples (1kg)

$2.27 €1.96

$4.48 AWG 8.03

-49.33%

Banana (1kg)

$1.72 €1.48

$4.50 AWG 8.06

-61.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$8.12 AWG 14.53

-75.62%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.44 €2.10

$6.59 AWG 11.79

-62.97%

Potato (1kg)

$1.80 €1.55

$6.84 AWG 12.25

-73.68%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$1.90 AWG 3.40

7.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.91 €1.65

$3.10 AWG 5.55

-38.39%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.78 €0.68

$4.47 AWG 8.00

-82.55%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.65 €5.73

$10.37 AWG 18.56

-35.87%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.67 €4.89

$19.19 AWG 34.35

-70.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 €1.15

$2.49 AWG 4.45

-46.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.00 €2.59

$3.04 AWG 5.43

-1.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.34 €2.02

$1.96 AWG 3.52

19.39%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.03 €39.68

$157 AWG 282

-70.77%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.25 €3.67

$19.33 AWG 34.60

-78.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.80 €0.69

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.60 €16.03

$19.38 AWG 34.69

-4.02%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.07 €1.78

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

$34.2K €29.5K

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

$39.0K €33.6K

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

$147 €127

$138 AWG 247

6.29%

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

$20.52 €17.69

$71.8 AWG 129

-71.42%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.18 €34.64

$202 AWG 361

-80.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.53 €42.70

$68.5 AWG 123

-27.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.68 €16.10

$47.27 AWG 84.6

-60.48%

Cinema Ticket

$9.10 €7.85

$8.43 AWG 15.08

7.95%

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

$613 €529

$137 AWG 245

348.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.3K €14.1K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$102 €88.2

$77.8 AWG 139

31.56%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.77 €35.14

$111 AWG 199

-63.32%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$94.6 €81.6

$140 AWG 251

-32.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 €102

$136 AWG 244

-13.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,625 €1,401

$1,274 AWG 2,280

27.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,253 €1,080

$552 AWG 987

127.09%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,126 €2,695

$1,543 AWG 2,762

102.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,042 €1,760

$1,375 AWG 2,461

48.54%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,814 €6,735

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,389 €3,783

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,516 €1,307

$3,678 AWG 6,584

-58.78%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

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

Last update for Lisbon: January 11, 2026

Last update for Santa Cruz: January 11, 2026

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