Cost of Living Comparison Between Sosua and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Sosua and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Sosua is 19.3% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 47.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Sosua is 28.3% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 30.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Sosua
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.60 DOP 518
$15.92 €13.59
-45.98%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$51.4 DOP 3,095
$64.5 €55.1
-20.34%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.02 DOP 423
$10.54 €9.00
-33.40%
Cappuccino
$2.66 DOP 160
$2.91 €2.48
-8.59%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.02 DOP 61.6
$2.30 €1.96
-55.65%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.83 DOP 50.1
$1.57 €1.34
-47.13%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.49 DOP 150
$3.44 €2.94
-27.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.24 DOP 316
$3.87 €3.30
35.40%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Sosua
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.34 DOP 80.8
$1.14 €0.97
17.54%
White Bread (500g)
$1.81 DOP 109
$1.79 €1.53
1.12%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.12 DOP 67.2
$1.75 €1.50
-36.00%
Eggs
$1.84 DOP 111
$3.23 €2.76
-43.03%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.29 DOP 439
$13.22 €11.29
-44.86%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.14 DOP 370
$8.03 €6.85
-23.54%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.01 DOP 483
$16.00 €13.66
-49.94%
Apples (1kg)
$2.63 DOP 159
$2.33 €1.99
12.88%
Banana (1kg)
$0.77 DOP 46.13
$1.65 €1.41
-53.33%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.89 DOP 174
$1.94 €1.66
48.97%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.96 DOP 118
$2.44 €2.08
-19.67%
Potato (1kg)
$2.30 DOP 138
$1.83 €1.57
25.68%
Onion (1kg)
$2.37 DOP 143
$2.08 €1.78
13.94%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.04 DOP 62.8
$2.00 €1.71
-48.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.80 DOP 48.02
$0.80 €0.68
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.61 DOP 338
$6.74 €5.76
-16.77%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.31 DOP 681
$5.80 €4.95
95.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.58 DOP 156
$1.34 €1.14
92.54%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.54 DOP 153
$3.01 €2.57
-15.61%
🚌 Getting Around
Sosua
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.66 DOP 39.48
$2.37 €2.02
-72.15%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$46.20 €39.46
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.45 DOP 208
$4.07 €3.48
-15.23%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.20 DOP 132
$0.87 €0.74
152.87%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.02 DOP 363
$18.58 €15.86
-67.60%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.28 DOP 76.8
$2.09 €1.78
-38.76%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.2K DOP 1.6M
$34.8K €29.7K
-24.67%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.3K DOP 1.9M
$38.8K €33.1K
-19.19%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Sosua
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$76.4 DOP 4,603
$150 €128
-49.17%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.77 DOP 1,252
$20.62 €17.61
0.73%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$35.67 DOP 2,149
$40.09 €34.24
-11.03%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Sosua
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$25.05 DOP 1,509
$47.85 €40.86
-47.65%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.37 €15.69
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.66 DOP 401
$9.32 €7.96
-28.54%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Sosua
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$264 DOP 15.9K
$615 €525
-57.00%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,260 DOP 377.2K
$16.4K €14.0K
-61.91%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Sosua
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$60.6 DOP 3,651
$104 €89.0
-41.87%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$52.5 DOP 3,161
$41.10 €35.10
27.62%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$94.6 DOP 5,699
$95.3 €81.4
-0.75%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$115 DOP 6,915
$120 €103
-4.50%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Sosua
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$469 DOP 28.3K
$1,630 €1,392
-71.21%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$475 DOP 28.6K
$1,229 €1,049
-61.36%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,441 DOP 86.8K
$3,018 €2,577
-52.26%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,272 DOP 76.7K
$2,004 €1,712
-36.52%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,856 DOP 111.8K
$7,872 €6,723
-76.43%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,731 DOP 104.3K
$4,319 €3,688
-59.93%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Sosua
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,611 €1,376
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.9
3.81
238.58%

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Last update for Sosua: February 28, 2026

Last update for Lisbon: March 1, 2026

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