Cost of Living Comparison Between Pale and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Pale and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Pale is 32.2% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 57% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pale is 31.2% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 56% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.15 BAM 12.06

$16.09 €13.89

-55.56%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.49 BAM 59.9

$64.1 €55.3

-44.61%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.65 BAM 14.6

$10.28 €8.88

-15.86%

Cappuccino

$1.6 BAM 2.7

$2.78 €2.4

-42.45%

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

$1.92 BAM 3.24

$2.23 €1.92

-13.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.16 BAM 1.95

$1.57 €1.35

-26.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.1 BAM 3.54

$3.41 €2.95

-38.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 BAM 4.04

$3.82 €3.3

-37.43%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.4 BAM 2.36

$1.14 €0.98

22.81%

White Bread (500g)

$1.22 BAM 2.05

$1.73 €1.49

-29.48%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.6 BAM 2.7

$1.67 €1.44

-4.19%

Eggs

$2.95 BAM 4.98

$3.13 €2.7

-5.75%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.21 BAM 15.55

$13.31 €11.5

-30.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.51 BAM 14.36

$7.99 €6.9

6.51%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.57 BAM 21.21

$15.97 €13.79

-21.29%

Apples (1kg)

$1.4 BAM 2.36

$2.28 €1.97

-38.60%

Banana (1kg)

$1.82 BAM 3.06

$1.7 €1.47

7.06%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.98 BAM 3.35

$2.04 €1.76

-2.94%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.14 BAM 3.62

$2.55 €2.2

-16.08%

Potato (1kg)

$1.16 BAM 1.95

$1.76 €1.52

-34.09%

Onion (1kg)

$1.29 BAM 2.18

$2.05 €1.77

-37.07%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.28 BAM 2.17

$1.98 €1.71

-35.35%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 BAM 1.26

$0.81 €0.7

-8.64%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.75 BAM 6.32

$6.59 €5.69

-43.10%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.05 BAM 11.9

$5.87 €5.07

20.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.05 BAM 1.77

$1.33 €1.15

-21.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.31 BAM 2.21

$2.92 €2.52

-55.14%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.77 BAM 2.98

$2.27 €1.96

-22.03%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$35.64 BAM 60.2

$46.15 €39.85

-22.77%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.51 BAM 2.55

$4.23 €3.66

-64.30%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.82 BAM 1.39

$0.86 €0.75

-4.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.77 BAM 14.81

$18.68 €16.13

-53.05%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.48 BAM 2.5

$2.09 €1.81

-29.19%

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

$26.1K BAM 44K

$34.5K €29.8K

-24.47%

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

$27.3K BAM 46.1K

$39.6K €34.2K

-31.04%

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

$169 BAM 285

$148 €128

13.98%

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

$18.83 BAM 31.78

$20.98 €18.11

-10.25%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.37 BAM 39.44

$39.65 €34.24

-41.06%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.49 BAM 39.64

$47.92 €41.37

-50.98%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.74 BAM 14.75

$18.57 €16.03

-52.93%

Cinema Ticket

$4.84 BAM 8.17

$9.38 €8.1

-48.40%

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

$242 BAM 408

$607 €524

-60.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,364 BAM 5,678

$16.1K €13.9K

-79.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$73.9 BAM 125

$104 €90.1

-29.19%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.62 BAM 61.8

$41.09 €35.48

-10.88%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$101 BAM 171

$92.7 €80

9.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$126 BAM 212

$119 €102

5.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$187 BAM 316

$1,592 €1,375

-88.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$154 BAM 260

$1,262 €1,090

-87.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$288 BAM 486

$3,046 €2,630

-90.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$222 BAM 376

$2,069 €1,787

-89.25%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,403 BAM 2,369

$7,280 €6,286

-80.72%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,203 BAM 2,030

$4,549 €3,928

-73.57%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$738 BAM 1,245

$1,462 €1,263

-49.56%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.07

3.81

6.82%

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

Last update for Pale: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Similar cities

Tbilisi

🇬🇪 Georgia

Bangkok

🇹🇭 Thailand

Cape Town

🇿🇦 South Africa

Ankara

🇹🇷 Turkey

Kuala Lumpur

🇲🇾 Malaysia

Skopje

🇲🇰 North Macedonia

Johannesburg

🇿🇦 South Africa

Antalya

🇹🇷 Turkey