Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Suzhou Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Suzhou

😐 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 33.2% more expensive than Suzhou without rent, and 137.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Lisbon is 35.7% more expensive than Suzhou without rent, and 97.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.92 €13.70

$4.16 ¥28.81

282.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$64.5 €55.5

$42.27 ¥293

52.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.54 €9.08

$5.46 ¥37.79

93.04%

Cappuccino

$2.91 €2.50

$3.86 ¥26.71

-24.61%

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

$2.30 €1.98

$1.68 ¥11.63

36.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.57 €1.35

$0.79 ¥5.44

98.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.44 €2.96

$4.27 ¥29.57

-19.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.87 €3.33

$5.49 ¥37.99

-29.51%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.14 €0.98

$2.32 ¥16.04

-50.86%

White Bread (500g)

$1.79 €1.55

$2.47 ¥17.12

-27.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.75 €1.51

$1.11 ¥7.71

57.66%

Eggs

$3.23 €2.78

$2.05 ¥14.18

57.56%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.22 €11.38

$20.45 ¥142

-35.35%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.03 €6.91

$3.58 ¥24.80

124.30%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.00 €13.77

$7.92 ¥54.8

102.02%

Apples (1kg)

$2.33 €2.00

$2.12 ¥14.67

9.91%

Banana (1kg)

$1.65 €1.42

$1.63 ¥11.25

1.23%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.94 €1.67

$1.58 ¥10.97

22.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.44 €2.10

$1.35 ¥9.35

80.74%

Potato (1kg)

$1.83 €1.58

$0.70 ¥4.85

161.43%

Onion (1kg)

$2.08 €1.79

$1.14 ¥7.92

82.46%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.00 €1.72

$0.96 ¥6.62

108.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.80 €0.69

$0.50 ¥3.47

60.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.74 €5.81

$4.16 ¥28.79

62.02%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.80 €4.99

$10.29 ¥71.2

-43.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.34 €1.15

$0.94 ¥6.49

42.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 €2.59

$2.84 ¥19.66

5.99%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.37 €2.04

$0.27 ¥1.85

777.78%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.20 €39.78

$41.89 ¥290

10.29%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.07 €3.51

$1.76 ¥12.16

131.25%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.87 €0.75

$0.32 ¥2.24

171.88%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.58 €15.99

$8.49 ¥58.7

118.85%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.09 €1.80

$1.15 ¥7.95

81.74%

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

$34.8K €29.9K

$20.5K ¥142.1K

69.26%

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

$38.8K €33.4K

$23.3K ¥161.4K

66.29%

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

$150 €129

$120 ¥830

25.26%

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

$20.62 €17.75

$15.18 ¥105

35.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.09 €34.52

$11.62 ¥80.4

245.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.85 €41.20

$65.5 ¥453

-26.94%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.37 €15.81

$19.39 ¥134

-5.26%

Cinema Ticket

$9.32 €8.02

$6.81 ¥47.13

36.86%

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

$615 €529

$767 ¥5,306

-19.81%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.4K €14.2K

$16.8K ¥116.1K

-2.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$104 €89.7

$53.3 ¥369

95.66%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.10 €35.39

$35.75 ¥247

14.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.3 €82.0

$72.5 ¥501

31.49%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$120 €103

$94.2 ¥652

27.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,630 €1,403

$414 ¥2,867

293.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,229 €1,058

$202 ¥1,400

507.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,018 €2,598

$981 ¥6,787

207.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,004 €1,726

$510 ¥3,530

292.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,872 €6,778

$6,081 ¥42.1K

29.45%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,319 €3,718

$3,002 ¥20.8K

43.85%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,611 €1,387

$1,325 ¥9,169

21.58%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

3.86

-1.30%

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

Last update for Lisbon: March 1, 2026

Last update for Suzhou: February 28, 2026

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