Cost of Living Comparison Between Medea and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Medea and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Medea is 55.9% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 76.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Medea is 57% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 73.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Medea
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.97 DZD 256
$15.92 €13.59
-87.63%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$23.46 DZD 3,060
$64.5 €55.1
-63.61%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.93 DZD 512
$10.54 €9.00
-62.71%
Cappuccino
$0.35 DZD 45.43
$2.91 €2.48
-87.97%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.43 DZD 56.1
$2.30 €1.96
-81.30%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.19 DZD 24.60
$1.57 €1.34
-87.90%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.00 DZD 260
$3.44 €2.94
-41.86%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.31 DZD 301
$3.87 €3.30
-40.31%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Medea
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.05 DZD 136
$1.14 €0.97
-7.89%
White Bread (500g)
$0.08 DZD 10.20
$1.79 €1.53
-95.53%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.13 DZD 147
$1.75 €1.50
-35.43%
Eggs
$1.50 DZD 196
$3.23 €2.76
-53.56%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.22 DZD 1,203
$13.22 €11.29
-30.26%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.93 DZD 643
$8.03 €6.85
-38.61%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.33 DZD 2,130
$16.00 €13.66
2.06%
Apples (1kg)
$3.23 DZD 422
$2.33 €1.99
38.63%
Banana (1kg)
$2.74 DZD 357
$1.65 €1.41
66.06%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.70 DZD 222
$1.94 €1.66
-12.37%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.56 DZD 73.5
$2.44 €2.08
-77.05%
Potato (1kg)
$0.60 DZD 78.5
$1.83 €1.57
-67.21%
Onion (1kg)
$0.47 DZD 60.8
$2.08 €1.78
-77.40%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.67 DZD 87.7
$2.00 €1.71
-66.50%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.28 DZD 36.04
$0.80 €0.68
-65.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.24 DZD 292
$6.74 €5.76
-66.77%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.11 DZD 928
$5.80 €4.95
22.59%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.35 DZD 177
$1.34 €1.14
0.75%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.10 DZD 274
$3.01 €2.57
-30.23%
🚌 Getting Around
Medea
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.25 DZD 32.72
$2.37 €2.02
-89.45%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.31 DZD 2,257
$46.20 €39.46
-62.53%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.65 DZD 84.6
$4.07 €3.48
-84.03%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.37 DZD 47.83
$0.87 €0.74
-57.47%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.52 DZD 720
$18.58 €15.86
-70.29%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.37 DZD 47.84
$2.09 €1.78
-82.30%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$20.0K DZD 2.6M
$34.8K €29.7K
-42.60%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.4K DZD 4.4M
$38.8K €33.1K
-13.85%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Medea
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$18.48 DZD 2,410
$150 €128
-87.70%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.92 DZD 1,033
$20.62 €17.61
-61.59%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$17.89 DZD 2,334
$40.09 €34.24
-55.38%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Medea
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$23.70 DZD 3,091
$47.85 €40.86
-50.47%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$2.05 DZD 267
$18.37 €15.69
-88.84%
Cinema Ticket
$3.50 DZD 456
$9.32 €7.96
-62.45%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Medea
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$39.93 DZD 5,207
$615 €525
-93.51%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,656 DZD 476.7K
$16.4K €14.0K
-77.76%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Medea
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$19.72 DZD 2,572
$104 €89.0
-81.08%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.56 DZD 4,116
$41.10 €35.10
-23.21%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$31.71 DZD 4,135
$95.3 €81.4
-66.72%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$55.6 DZD 7,254
$120 €103
-53.71%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Medea
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$191 DZD 25.0K
$1,630 €1,392
-88.25%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$115 DZD 15.0K
$1,229 €1,049
-90.61%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$278 DZD 36.2K
$3,018 €2,577
-90.80%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$187 DZD 24.3K
$2,004 €1,712
-90.69%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$755 DZD 98.4K
$7,872 €6,723
-90.41%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$410 DZD 53.5K
$4,319 €3,688
-90.50%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Medea
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$332 DZD 43.2K
$1,611 €1,376
-79.41%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5
3.81
31.23%

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

Last update for Medea: March 2, 2026

Last update for Lisbon: March 1, 2026

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