Cost of Living Comparison Between Sa Pa and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Sa Pa and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Sa Pa is 53.5% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 67.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sa Pa is 54.8% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 62.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.87 ₫49.1K

$15.59 €13.43

-88.01%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.31 ₫561.2K

$63.2 €54.4

-66.28%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.49 ₫118.3K

$10.21 €8.8

-56.02%

Cappuccino

$1.75 ₫46.1K

$2.81 €2.42

-37.72%

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

$0.5 ₫13.2K

$2.32 €2

-78.45%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.28 ₫7,326

$1.52 €1.31

-81.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.91 ₫24.1K

$3.46 €2.98

-73.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.58 ₫41.7K

$4.04 €3.48

-60.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.36 ₫35.8K

$1.09 €0.94

24.77%

White Bread (500g)

$1.02 ₫26.9K

$1.79 €1.54

-43.02%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1 ₫26.4K

$1.71 €1.47

-41.52%

Eggs

$1.45 ₫38.2K

$3.22 €2.77

-54.97%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.55 ₫304.2K

$13.66 €11.76

-15.45%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.64 ₫95.8K

$7.68 €6.62

-52.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.03 ₫264.2K

$15.53 €13.37

-35.42%

Apples (1kg)

$2.72 ₫71.7K

$2.28 €1.96

19.30%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 ₫28.2K

$1.67 €1.44

-35.93%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.3 ₫34.3K

$1.96 €1.69

-33.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.12 ₫29.6K

$2.53 €2.18

-55.73%

Potato (1kg)

$1.08 ₫28.3K

$1.84 €1.58

-41.30%

Onion (1kg)

$1.02 ₫26.8K

$1.96 €1.69

-47.96%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.66 ₫17.3K

$2.01 €1.73

-67.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 ₫13.6K

$0.85 €0.73

-38.82%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.37 ₫36.2K

$6.54 €5.63

-79.05%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.49 ₫302.7K

$5.84 €5.03

96.75%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.8 ₫21K

$1.34 €1.15

-40.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.64 ₫43.2K

$2.89 €2.49

-43.25%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.34 ₫8,981

$2.26 €1.95

-84.96%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.36 ₫167.6K

$45.7 €39.37

-86.08%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.72 ₫18.9K

$4.13 €3.56

-82.57%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.62 ₫16.4K

$0.81 €0.7

-23.46%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.75 ₫72.4K

$18.57 €15.99

-85.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.89 ₫23.5K

$2.08 €1.79

-57.21%

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

$35.2K ₫927.1M

$35.1K €30.2K

0.34%

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

$32.2K ₫849M

$39K €33.6K

-17.29%

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

$75.2 ₫2M

$151 €130

-50.20%

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

$5.71 ₫150.4K

$20.54 €17.69

-72.20%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.47 ₫223.2K

$39.48 €34

-78.55%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.72 ₫572.1K

$48.07 €41.41

-54.82%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.62 ₫200.7K

$18.8 €16.19

-59.47%

Cinema Ticket

$3.16 ₫83.2K

$9.46 €8.15

-66.60%

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

$263 ₫6.9M

$613 €528

-57.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.6K ₫305.3M

$16.1K €13.9K

-28.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$40.32 ₫1.1M

$102 €87.6

-60.33%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.63 ₫622.4K

$40.71 €35.06

-41.96%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.9 ₫2.3M

$93.1 €80.2

-5.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73.7 ₫1.9M

$120 €103

-38.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$365 ₫9.6M

$1,595 €1,374

-77.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$247 ₫6.5M

$1,259 €1,084

-80.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$729 ₫19.2M

$3,076 €2,649

-76.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$538 ₫14.2M

$2,046 €1,762

-73.70%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,090 ₫55.1M

$7,371 €6,349

-71.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,239 ₫32.6M

$4,566 €3,933

-72.87%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,473 €1,269

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.1

3.81

138.85%

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

Last update for Sa Pa: December 1, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: December 1, 2025

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