Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Tokyo Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Tokyo

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 9.2% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 34.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 3.3% cheaper than Tokyo without rent, and 17.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.92 €13.67

$8.07 ¥1,268

97.27%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$64.5 €55.4

$48.28 ¥7,586

33.53%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.54 €9.06

$5.42 ¥851

94.46%

Cappuccino

$2.91 €2.50

$3.55 ¥557

-18.03%

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

$2.30 €1.97

$1.26 ¥198

82.54%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.57 €1.35

$0.86 ¥135

82.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.44 €2.96

$4.24 ¥667

-18.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.87 €3.32

$5.42 ¥851

-28.60%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.14 €0.98

$1.63 ¥256

-30.06%

White Bread (500g)

$1.79 €1.54

$1.56 ¥246

14.74%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.75 €1.50

$5.49 ¥862

-68.12%

Eggs

$3.23 €2.78

$2.43 ¥381

32.92%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.22 €11.36

$15.76 ¥2,476

-16.12%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.03 €6.89

$7.94 ¥1,247

1.13%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.00 €13.74

$22.78 ¥3,579

-29.76%

Apples (1kg)

$2.33 €2.00

$5.34 ¥840

-56.37%

Banana (1kg)

$1.65 €1.42

$2.64 ¥415

-37.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.94 €1.67

$5.85 ¥919

-66.84%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.44 €2.09

$5.99 ¥941

-59.27%

Potato (1kg)

$1.83 €1.57

$3.22 ¥505

-43.17%

Onion (1kg)

$2.08 €1.79

$3.34 ¥525

-37.72%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.00 €1.72

$1.48 ¥232

35.14%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.80 €0.69

$0.95 ¥149

-15.79%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.74 €5.79

$4.13 ¥649

63.20%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.80 €4.98

$9.31 ¥1,463

-37.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.34 €1.15

$2.14 ¥336

-37.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 €2.59

$2.87 ¥451

4.88%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.37 €2.03

$1.46 ¥230

62.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.20 €39.69

$82.9 ¥13.0K

-44.30%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.07 €3.50

$3.50 ¥550

16.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.87 €0.75

$2.89 ¥454

-69.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.58 €15.96

$25.79 ¥4,052

-27.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.09 €1.79

$1.26 ¥199

65.87%

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

$34.8K €29.9K

$23.6K ¥3.7M

47.46%

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

$38.8K €33.3K

$17.4K ¥2.7M

122.26%

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

$150 €129

$166 ¥26.1K

-9.57%

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

$20.62 €17.71

$26.67 ¥4,190

-22.68%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.09 €34.44

$33.32 ¥5,235

20.32%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.85 €41.10

$69.0 ¥10.8K

-30.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.37 €15.78

$20.86 ¥3,277

-11.94%

Cinema Ticket

$9.32 €8.00

$13.29 ¥2,088

-29.87%

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

$615 €528

$502 ¥78.9K

22.38%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.4K €14.1K

$15.6K ¥2.5M

5.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$104 €89.5

$60.2 ¥9,463

73.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.10 €35.30

$40.28 ¥6,329

2.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.3 €81.9

$64.6 ¥10.1K

47.53%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$120 €103

$91.0 ¥14.3K

32.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,630 €1,400

$1,128 ¥177.3K

44.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,229 €1,056

$604 ¥94.8K

103.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,018 €2,592

$2,660 ¥418.0K

13.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,004 €1,722

$1,319 ¥207.3K

51.92%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,872 €6,762

$11.7K ¥1.8M

-32.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,319 €3,710

$5,183 ¥814.4K

-16.68%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,611 €1,384

$2,613 ¥410.5K

-38.34%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

1.72

121.51%

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

Last update for Lisbon: March 1, 2026

Last update for Tokyo: March 2, 2026

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