Cost of Living Comparison Between Mossel Bay and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Mossel Bay and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Mossel Bay is 26.7% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 54.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mossel Bay is 26.6% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 48.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mossel Bay
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.32 R 237
$16.09 €13.89
-17.22%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$44.96 R 800
$64.1 €55.3
-29.83%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.27 R 147
$10.28 €8.88
-19.55%
Cappuccino
$2.33 R 41.46
$2.78 €2.4
-16.19%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.28 R 22.85
$2.23 €1.92
-42.60%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 R 15.79
$1.57 €1.35
-43.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.27 R 40.33
$3.41 €2.95
-33.43%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.87 R 51.1
$3.82 €3.3
-24.87%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mossel Bay
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.08 R 19.13
$1.14 €0.98
-5.26%
White Bread (500g)
$1 R 17.87
$1.73 €1.49
-42.20%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.1 R 37.36
$1.67 €1.44
25.75%
Eggs
$2.96 R 52.6
$3.13 €2.7
-5.43%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.9 R 158
$13.31 €11.5
-33.13%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.86 R 86.4
$7.99 €6.9
-39.17%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.54 R 134
$15.97 €13.79
-52.79%
Apples (1kg)
$1.64 R 29.21
$2.28 €1.97
-28.07%
Banana (1kg)
$1.07 R 19.09
$1.7 €1.47
-37.06%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.5 R 26.71
$2.04 €1.76
-26.47%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.86 R 33.15
$2.55 €2.2
-27.06%
Potato (1kg)
$1.87 R 33.28
$1.76 €1.52
6.25%
Onion (1kg)
$1.53 R 27.27
$2.05 €1.77
-25.37%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.03 R 18.37
$1.98 €1.71
-47.98%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.17 R 20.87
$0.81 €0.7
44.44%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.38 R 60.1
$6.59 €5.69
-48.71%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.87 R 86.7
$5.87 €5.07
-17.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.47 R 26.09
$1.33 €1.15
10.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.5 R 44.39
$2.92 €2.52
-14.38%
🚌 Getting Around
Mossel Bay
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.64 R 29.09
$2.27 €1.96
-27.75%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$46.15 €39.85
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.14 R 20.34
$4.23 €3.66
-73.05%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.11 R 19.72
$0.86 €0.75
29.07%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4 R 71.1
$18.68 €16.13
-78.59%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.29 R 22.91
$2.09 €1.81
-38.28%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.9K R 353.2K
$34.5K €29.8K
-42.46%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$19.6K R 349K
$39.6K €34.2K
-50.50%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mossel Bay
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$87.3 R 1,552
$148 €128
-41.16%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.57 R 295
$20.98 €18.11
-21.02%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.85 R 709
$39.65 €34.24
0.50%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mossel Bay
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$19.62 R 349
$47.92 €41.37
-59.06%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$13.41 R 239
$18.57 €16.03
-27.79%
Cinema Ticket
$17.59 R 313
$9.38 €8.1
87.53%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mossel Bay
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$118 R 2,101
$607 €524
-80.55%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,596 R 28.4K
$16.1K €13.9K
-90.09%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mossel Bay
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$41.87 R 745
$104 €90.1
-59.89%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$21.99 R 391
$41.09 €35.48
-46.48%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$76.9 R 1,368
$92.7 €80
-16.97%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$62.9 R 1,119
$119 €102
-46.99%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mossel Bay
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$472 R 8,398
$1,592 €1,375
-70.34%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$343 R 6,093
$1,262 €1,090
-72.85%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$965 R 17.2K
$3,046 €2,630
-68.32%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$645 R 11.5K
$2,069 €1,787
-68.81%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$594 R 10.6K
$7,280 €6,286
-91.84%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$587 R 10.4K
$4,549 €3,928
-87.10%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mossel Bay
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,431 R 25.4K
$1,462 €1,263
-2.16%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.12
3.81
218.11%

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Last update for Mossel Bay: October 26, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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