Cost of Living Comparison Between Roodepoort and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Roodepoort and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Roodepoort is 35.8% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 41.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Roodepoort is 22.2% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 42% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Roodepoort
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.04 R 196
$16.09 €13.89
-31.39%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$45.25 R 805
$64.1 €55.3
-29.37%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.89 R 86.9
$10.28 €8.88
-52.43%
Cappuccino
$2.12 R 37.64
$2.78 €2.4
-23.74%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.04 R 18.45
$2.23 €1.92
-53.36%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.8 R 14.3
$1.57 €1.35
-49.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.2 R 39.18
$3.41 €2.95
-35.48%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.56 R 45.58
$3.82 €3.3
-32.98%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Roodepoort
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.25 R 22.26
$1.14 €0.98
9.65%
White Bread (500g)
$1.05 R 18.7
$1.73 €1.49
-39.31%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.7 R 30.15
$1.67 €1.44
1.80%
Eggs
$2.52 R 44.87
$3.13 €2.7
-19.49%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.22 R 146
$13.31 €11.5
-38.24%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.74 R 84.2
$7.99 €6.9
-40.68%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.74 R 120
$15.97 €13.79
-57.80%
Apples (1kg)
$1.69 R 30.08
$2.28 €1.97
-25.88%
Banana (1kg)
$1.54 R 27.32
$1.7 €1.47
-9.41%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.58 R 28.19
$2.04 €1.76
-22.55%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.61 R 28.68
$2.55 €2.2
-36.86%
Potato (1kg)
$1.3 R 23.17
$1.76 €1.52
-26.14%
Onion (1kg)
$1.36 R 24.21
$2.05 €1.77
-33.66%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.13 R 20.07
$1.98 €1.71
-42.93%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.17 R 20.77
$0.81 €0.7
44.44%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.76 R 49.01
$6.59 €5.69
-58.12%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.75 R 102
$5.87 €5.07
-2.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.37 R 24.35
$1.33 €1.15
3.01%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.66 R 29.46
$2.92 €2.52
-43.15%
🚌 Getting Around
Roodepoort
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.7 R 30.21
$2.27 €1.96
-25.11%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$46.15 €39.85
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.1 R 19.58
$4.23 €3.66
-74.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.9 R 15.99
$0.86 €0.75
4.65%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.99 R 53.3
$18.68 €16.13
-83.99%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.27 R 22.59
$2.09 €1.81
-39.23%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.5K R 347.3K
$34.5K €29.8K
-43.42%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24K R 426.7K
$39.6K €34.2K
-39.49%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Roodepoort
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$124 R 2,203
$148 €128
-16.48%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$36.76 R 654
$20.98 €18.11
75.21%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$43.33 R 771
$39.65 €34.24
9.28%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Roodepoort
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$37.52 R 667
$47.92 €41.37
-21.70%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$10.46 R 186
$18.57 €16.03
-43.67%
Cinema Ticket
$7.42 R 132
$9.38 €8.1
-20.90%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Roodepoort
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$203 R 3,619
$607 €524
-66.49%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,851 R 86.3K
$16.1K €13.9K
-69.89%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Roodepoort
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$50 R 890
$104 €90.1
-52.08%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$32.55 R 579
$41.09 €35.48
-20.78%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$86.7 R 1,541
$92.7 €80
-6.48%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$80.9 R 1,438
$119 €102
-31.83%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Roodepoort
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$562 R 10K
$1,592 €1,375
-64.67%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$628 R 11.2K
$1,262 €1,090
-50.20%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,393 R 24.8K
$3,046 €2,630
-54.29%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$884 R 15.7K
$2,069 €1,787
-57.29%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$589 R 10.5K
$7,280 €6,286
-91.91%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$439 R 7,808
$4,549 €3,928
-90.35%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Roodepoort
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,308 R 23.3K
$1,462 €1,263
-10.56%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.51
3.81
202.10%

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

Last update for Roodepoort: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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