Cost of Living Comparison Between Mamaia and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Mamaia and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Mamaia is 32.7% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 54.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mamaia is 29.9% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 52.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.93 RON 43.49

$16.17 €13.94

-38.59%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$45.37 RON 199

$63.5 €54.7

-28.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.00 RON 35.02

$10.40 €8.96

-23.08%

Cappuccino

$2.67 RON 11.69

$2.77 €2.38

-3.61%

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

$2.00 RON 8.75

$2.32 €2.00

-13.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.72 RON 7.55

$1.54 €1.33

11.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.24 RON 9.79

$3.55 €3.06

-36.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 RON 11.78

$3.90 €3.36

-31.03%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.48 RON 6.48

$1.13 €0.98

30.97%

White Bread (500g)

$1.25 RON 5.49

$1.83 €1.58

-31.69%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.69 RON 7.39

$1.77 €1.53

-4.52%

Eggs

$3.21 RON 14.06

$3.13 €2.70

2.56%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.47 RON 37.08

$13.19 €11.37

-35.78%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.57 RON 28.79

$7.80 €6.73

-15.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.51 RON 41.64

$15.93 €13.73

-40.30%

Apples (1kg)

$1.13 RON 4.97

$2.27 €1.96

-50.22%

Banana (1kg)

$1.58 RON 6.92

$1.72 €1.48

-8.14%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.60 RON 7.00

$1.98 €1.71

-19.19%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.11 RON 9.23

$2.44 €2.10

-13.52%

Potato (1kg)

$0.80 RON 3.50

$1.80 €1.55

-55.56%

Onion (1kg)

$0.89 RON 3.90

$2.05 €1.77

-56.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 RON 3.89

$1.91 €1.65

-53.40%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.79 RON 3.48

$0.78 €0.68

1.28%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.96 RON 26.11

$6.65 €5.73

-10.38%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.17 RON 27.02

$5.67 €4.89

8.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.06 RON 4.65

$1.33 €1.15

-20.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.62 RON 7.11

$3.00 €2.59

-46.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 RON 2.96

$2.34 €2.02

-70.94%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$19.72 RON 86.4

$46.03 €39.68

-57.16%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.71 RON 3.09

$4.25 €3.67

-83.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.75 RON 3.31

$0.80 €0.69

-6.25%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.72 RON 29.43

$18.60 €16.03

-63.87%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.55 RON 6.80

$2.07 €1.78

-25.12%

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

$27.9K RON 122.3K

$34.2K €29.5K

-18.36%

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

$27.6K RON 121.0K

$39.0K €33.6K

-29.24%

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

$146 RON 638

$147 €127

-0.80%

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

$8.02 RON 35.11

$20.52 €17.69

-60.92%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.18 RON 40.21

$40.18 €34.64

-77.15%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.71 RON 183

$49.53 €42.70

-15.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.14 RON 83.8

$18.68 €16.10

2.46%

Cinema Ticket

$6.79 RON 29.76

$9.10 €7.85

-25.38%

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

$439 RON 1,921

$613 €529

-28.48%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,956 RON 30.5K

$16.3K €14.1K

-57.43%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$68.9 RON 302

$102 €88.2

-32.68%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.63 RON 174

$40.77 €35.14

-2.80%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.4 RON 330

$94.6 €81.6

-20.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$93.9 RON 411

$119 €102

-20.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$381 RON 1,671

$1,625 €1,401

-76.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$295 RON 1,291

$1,253 €1,080

-76.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$589 RON 2,581

$3,126 €2,695

-81.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$441 RON 1,930

$2,042 €1,760

-78.42%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,916 RON 8,392

$7,814 €6,735

-75.48%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,466 RON 6,423

$4,389 €3,783

-66.59%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,516 €1,307

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.5

3.81

70.60%

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

Last update for Mamaia: January 13, 2026

Last update for Lisbon: January 11, 2026

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