Cost of Living Comparison Between Placetas and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Placetas and Lisbon

😐 Solo nomad: Placetas is 6% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 30.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Placetas is 30.4% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 49.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Placetas
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$15.23 CUP 365
$16.09 €13.89
-5.34%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$13.71 CUP 329
$64.1 €55.3
-78.60%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.12 CUP 171
$10.28 €8.88
-30.74%
Cappuccino
$3.03 CUP 72.7
$2.78 €2.4
8.99%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.15 CUP 75.6
$2.23 €1.92
41.26%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.81 CUP 43.48
$1.57 €1.35
15.29%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.9 CUP 118
$3.41 €2.95
43.70%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.96 CUP 71
$3.82 €3.3
-22.51%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Placetas
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.04 CUP 48.88
$1.14 €0.98
78.95%
White Bread (500g)
$1.95 CUP 46.91
$1.73 €1.49
12.72%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.01 CUP 24.3
$1.67 €1.44
-39.52%
Eggs
$1.23 CUP 29.46
$3.13 €2.7
-60.70%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.48 CUP 179
$13.31 €11.5
-43.80%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.1 CUP 74.4
$7.99 €6.9
-61.20%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.47 CUP 299
$15.97 €13.79
-21.92%
Apples (1kg)
$1.88 CUP 45.01
$2.28 €1.97
-17.54%
Banana (1kg)
$1.12 CUP 26.95
$1.7 €1.47
-34.12%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.67 CUP 39.96
$2.04 €1.76
-18.14%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.09 CUP 26.13
$2.55 €2.2
-57.25%
Potato (1kg)
$0.98 CUP 23.41
$1.76 €1.52
-44.32%
Onion (1kg)
$1.02 CUP 24.56
$2.05 €1.77
-50.24%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.03 CUP 24.68
$1.98 €1.71
-47.98%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.99 CUP 23.67
$0.81 €0.7
22.22%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.91 CUP 69.9
$6.59 €5.69
-55.84%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.14 CUP 243
$5.87 €5.07
72.74%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.04 CUP 49.07
$1.33 €1.15
53.38%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.98 CUP 71.5
$2.92 €2.52
2.05%
🚌 Getting Around
Placetas
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.17 CUP 4.13
$2.27 €1.96
-92.51%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$19.7 CUP 473
$46.15 €39.85
-57.31%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.06 CUP 121
$4.23 €3.66
19.62%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.38 CUP 9.23
$0.86 €0.75
-55.81%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$14.99 CUP 360
$18.68 €16.13
-19.75%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.24 CUP 29.76
$2.09 €1.81
-40.67%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$77K CUP 1.8M
$34.5K €29.8K
123.07%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$67.8K CUP 1.6M
$39.6K €34.2K
71.08%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Placetas
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$34.8 CUP 835
$148 €128
-76.54%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$14.83 CUP 356
$20.98 €18.11
-29.31%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$220 CUP 5,276
$39.65 €34.24
454.45%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Placetas
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$40.01 CUP 960
$47.92 €41.37
-16.51%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$9.94 CUP 239
$18.57 €16.03
-46.47%
Cinema Ticket
$0.99 CUP 23.72
$9.38 €8.1
-89.45%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Placetas
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$118 CUP 2,833
$607 €524
-80.56%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$11.1K CUP 267.1K
$16.1K €13.9K
-30.92%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Placetas
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$45.51 CUP 1,092
$104 €90.1
-56.41%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$29.57 CUP 710
$41.09 €35.48
-28.04%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$50.3 CUP 1,206
$92.7 €80
-45.75%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$65.6 CUP 1,574
$119 €102
-44.73%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Placetas
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$197 CUP 4,735
$1,592 €1,375
-87.61%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$713 CUP 17.1K
$1,262 €1,090
-43.49%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$941 CUP 22.6K
$3,046 €2,630
-69.10%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$606 CUP 14.5K
$2,069 €1,787
-70.73%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$327 CUP 7,848
$7,280 €6,286
-95.51%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$364 CUP 8,744
$4,549 €3,928
-91.99%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Placetas
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$53.6 CUP 1,286
$1,462 €1,263
-96.34%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
15
3.81
293.70%

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Last update for Placetas: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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