Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Singapore Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Singapore

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 24.7% cheaper than Singapore without rent, and 35.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 24% cheaper than Singapore without rent, and 36.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.09 €13.89

$11.06 SGD 14.14

45.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$64.1 €55.3

$76.7 SGD 98.1

-16.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.28 €8.88

$7.97 SGD 10.19

28.98%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$5.01 SGD 6.41

-44.51%

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

$2.23 €1.92

$1.67 SGD 2.13

33.53%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.57 €1.35

$1.22 SGD 1.56

28.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.41 €2.95

$7.96 SGD 10.19

-57.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.82 €3.3

$9.14 SGD 11.69

-58.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.14 €0.98

$3.05 SGD 3.9

-62.62%

White Bread (500g)

$1.73 €1.49

$2.38 SGD 3.04

-27.31%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.67 €1.44

$2.85 SGD 3.65

-41.40%

Eggs

$3.13 €2.7

$3.28 SGD 4.2

-4.57%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.31 €11.5

$19.56 SGD 25.02

-31.95%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.99 €6.9

$11.41 SGD 14.6

-29.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.97 €13.79

$22.85 SGD 29.23

-30.11%

Apples (1kg)

$2.28 €1.97

$4.59 SGD 5.87

-50.33%

Banana (1kg)

$1.7 €1.47

$3.04 SGD 3.89

-44.08%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$4.95 SGD 6.34

-58.79%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.55 €2.2

$2.63 SGD 3.36

-3.04%

Potato (1kg)

$1.76 €1.52

$2.42 SGD 3.1

-27.27%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$2.24 SGD 2.86

-8.48%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.04 SGD 2.61

-2.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 €0.7

$1.57 SGD 2.01

-48.41%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.59 €5.69

$13.38 SGD 17.12

-50.75%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.87 €5.07

$22.9 SGD 29.29

-74.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 €1.15

$4.34 SGD 5.56

-69.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 €2.52

$5.03 SGD 6.44

-41.95%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.27 €1.96

$1.59 SGD 2.03

42.77%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.15 €39.85

$92 SGD 118

-49.84%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.23 €3.66

$3.58 SGD 4.58

18.16%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.86 €0.75

$0.7 SGD 0.9

22.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.68 €16.13

$16.68 SGD 21.34

11.99%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.09 €1.81

$2.25 SGD 2.87

-7.11%

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

$34.5K €29.8K

$138.3K SGD 177K

-75.05%

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

$39.6K €34.2K

$128.8K SGD 164.8K

-69.23%

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

$148 €128

$159 SGD 204

-6.94%

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

$20.98 €18.11

$18.83 SGD 24.08

11.42%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.65 €34.24

$37.67 SGD 48.18

5.26%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.92 €41.37

$119 SGD 152

-59.68%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.57 €16.03

$12.47 SGD 15.95

48.92%

Cinema Ticket

$9.38 €8.1

$11.91 SGD 15.24

-21.24%

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

$607 €524

$1,187 SGD 1,519

-48.85%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K €13.9K

$30K SGD 38.4K

-46.35%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$104 €90.1

$82.9 SGD 106

25.95%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.09 €35.48

$43.18 SGD 55.2

-4.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$92.7 €80

$107 SGD 136

-13.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 €102

$129 SGD 166

-8.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,592 €1,375

$3,100 SGD 3,965

-48.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,262 €1,090

$2,239 SGD 2,864

-43.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,046 €2,630

$6,053 SGD 7,743

-49.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 €1,787

$3,787 SGD 4,845

-45.37%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,280 €6,286

$22.9K SGD 29.3K

-68.17%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,549 €3,928

$15.8K SGD 20.3K

-71.29%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,462 €1,263

$4,657 SGD 5,958

-68.60%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

3.19

19.44%

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

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Singapore: October 26, 2025

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