Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Taipei Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Taipei

😐 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 4.2% more expensive than Taipei without rent, and 55% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Lisbon is 7.3% more expensive than Taipei without rent, and 38.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.17 €13.94

$6.86 NT$217

135.71%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$63.5 €54.7

$40.74 NT$1,288

55.79%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.40 €8.96

$5.69 NT$180

82.78%

Cappuccino

$2.77 €2.38

$3.88 NT$123

-28.61%

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

$2.32 €2.00

$1.13 NT$35.88

105.31%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.54 €1.33

$0.77 NT$24.41

100.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.55 €3.06

$3.40 NT$108

4.41%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.90 €3.36

$3.35 NT$106

16.42%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.13 €0.98

$3.19 NT$101

-64.58%

White Bread (500g)

$1.83 €1.58

$1.88 NT$59.6

-2.66%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$3.09 NT$97.6

-42.72%

Eggs

$3.13 €2.70

$2.91 NT$91.9

7.56%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.19 €11.37

$20.06 NT$634

-34.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.80 €6.73

$9.87 NT$312

-20.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.93 €13.73

$20.25 NT$640

-21.33%

Apples (1kg)

$2.27 €1.96

$5.31 NT$168

-57.25%

Banana (1kg)

$1.72 €1.48

$2.90 NT$91.6

-40.69%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.85 NT$90.1

-30.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.44 €2.10

$4.17 NT$132

-41.49%

Potato (1kg)

$1.80 €1.55

$2.91 NT$92.1

-38.14%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$2.20 NT$69.5

-6.82%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.91 €1.65

$1.91 NT$60.5

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.78 €0.68

$1.32 NT$41.66

-40.91%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.65 €5.73

$4.16 NT$132

59.86%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.67 €4.89

$15.00 NT$474

-62.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 €1.15

$1.75 NT$55.4

-24.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.00 €2.59

$2.34 NT$73.9

28.21%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.34 €2.02

$0.83 NT$26.10

181.93%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.03 €39.68

$40.77 NT$1,289

12.90%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.25 €3.67

$2.92 NT$92.4

45.55%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.80 €0.69

$0.77 NT$24.36

3.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.60 €16.03

$10.02 NT$317

85.63%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.07 €1.78

$1.07 NT$33.73

93.46%

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

$34.2K €29.5K

$38.1K NT$1.2M

-10.17%

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

$39.0K €33.6K

$27.8K NT$880.3K

40.19%

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

$147 €127

$86.5 NT$2,736

69.71%

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

$20.52 €17.69

$18.70 NT$591

9.73%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.18 €34.64

$25.03 NT$791

60.53%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.53 €42.70

$40.99 NT$1,296

20.83%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.68 €16.10

$13.91 NT$440

34.29%

Cinema Ticket

$9.10 €7.85

$11.68 NT$369

-22.09%

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

$613 €529

$643 NT$20.3K

-4.62%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.3K €14.1K

$19.1K NT$603.2K

-14.33%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$102 €88.2

$58.3 NT$1,844

75.39%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.77 €35.14

$33.97 NT$1,074

20.02%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$94.6 €81.6

$94.6 NT$2,993

-0.01%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 €102

$124 NT$3,920

-4.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,625 €1,401

$798 NT$25.2K

103.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,253 €1,080

$544 NT$17.2K

130.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,126 €2,695

$1,647 NT$52.1K

89.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,042 €1,760

$1,116 NT$35.3K

83.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,814 €6,735

$13.9K NT$441.0K

-43.97%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,389 €3,783

$8,257 NT$261.1K

-46.84%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,516 €1,307

$1,620 NT$51.2K

-6.39%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

2.19

73.97%

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

Last update for Lisbon: January 11, 2026

Last update for Taipei: January 12, 2026

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