Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Varnamo Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Varnamo

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 10.1% cheaper than Varnamo without rent, and 26.3% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 7.3% cheaper than Varnamo without rent, and 10.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Varnamo
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$15.92 €13.78
$12.48 SEK 116
27.56%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.5 €55.8
$88.7 SEK 822
-27.34%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.54 €9.13
$11.91 SEK 110
-11.50%
Cappuccino
$2.91 €2.52
$4.91 SEK 45.47
-40.73%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.30 €1.99
$2.87 SEK 26.57
-19.86%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 €1.36
$2.12 SEK 19.64
-25.94%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.44 €2.98
$8.32 SEK 77.1
-58.65%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.87 €3.35
$7.23 SEK 67.0
-46.47%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Varnamo
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 €0.98
$1.67 SEK 15.43
-31.74%
White Bread (500g)
$1.79 €1.55
$2.22 SEK 20.56
-19.37%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.75 €1.52
$3.05 SEK 28.22
-42.62%
Eggs
$3.23 €2.80
$4.61 SEK 42.67
-29.93%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.22 €11.45
$13.07 SEK 121
1.15%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.03 €6.95
$11.70 SEK 108
-31.37%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.00 €13.85
$17.39 SEK 161
-7.99%
Apples (1kg)
$2.33 €2.02
$3.22 SEK 29.84
-27.64%
Banana (1kg)
$1.65 €1.43
$2.89 SEK 26.73
-42.91%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.94 €1.68
$2.86 SEK 26.52
-32.17%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.44 €2.11
$4.33 SEK 40.05
-43.65%
Potato (1kg)
$1.83 €1.59
$1.73 SEK 16.06
5.78%
Onion (1kg)
$2.08 €1.80
$1.58 SEK 14.63
31.65%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.00 €1.73
$2.58 SEK 23.86
-22.48%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.80 €0.69
$1.28 SEK 11.81
-37.50%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.74 €5.84
$8.14 SEK 75.4
-17.20%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.80 €5.02
$12.27 SEK 114
-52.73%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.34 €1.16
$1.95 SEK 18.02
-31.28%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.01 €2.61
$2.21 SEK 20.44
36.20%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Varnamo
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.37 €2.05
$3.41 SEK 31.56
-30.50%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.20 €40.01
$73.5 SEK 680
-37.13%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.07 €3.53
$5.50 SEK 50.9
-26.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.87 €0.75
$2.56 SEK 23.70
-66.02%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.58 €16.09
$62.7 SEK 580
-70.36%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 €1.81
$1.98 SEK 18.33
5.56%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.8K €30.1K
$32.6K SEK 301.9K
6.64%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$38.8K €33.6K
$33.9K SEK 313.8K
14.45%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Varnamo
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$150 €130
$122 SEK 1,131
23.08%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.62 €17.86
$29.32 SEK 272
-29.67%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.09 €34.72
$41.26 SEK 382
-2.84%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Varnamo
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.85 €41.44
$39.79 SEK 368
20.26%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.37 €15.91
$25.51 SEK 236
-27.99%
Cinema Ticket
$9.32 €8.07
$17.96 SEK 166
-48.11%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Varnamo
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$615 €533
$176 SEK 1,633
248.73%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.4K €14.2K
$4,200 SEK 38.9K
291.30%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Varnamo
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 €90.3
$79.1 SEK 732
31.82%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.10 €35.59
$61.9 SEK 573
-33.56%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$95.3 €82.5
$106 SEK 983
-10.25%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$120 €104
$129 SEK 1,192
-6.65%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Varnamo
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,630 €1,411
$852 SEK 7,890
91.28%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,229 €1,064
$657 SEK 6,086
86.99%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,018 €2,614
$1,396 SEK 12.9K
116.12%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,004 €1,736
$1,061 SEK 9,821
88.99%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,872 €6,817
$4,239 SEK 39.3K
85.69%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,319 €3,740
$2,964 SEK 27.4K
45.72%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Varnamo
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,611 €1,395
$2,184 SEK 20.2K
-26.23%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
4.8
-20.62%

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

Last update for Lisbon: March 1, 2026

Last update for Varnamo: March 3, 2026

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