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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sosua is 29.4% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 49.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Sosua is 27.8% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 32.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Sosua
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.59 DOP 506
$16.09 €13.89
-46.61%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$51.4 DOP 3,027
$64.1 €55.3
-19.74%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.1 DOP 418
$10.28 €8.88
-30.93%
Cappuccino
$2.69 DOP 159
$2.78 €2.4
-3.24%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.98 DOP 57.7
$2.23 €1.92
-56.05%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.79 DOP 46.73
$1.57 €1.35
-49.68%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.6 DOP 153
$3.41 €2.95
-23.75%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.16 DOP 304
$3.82 €3.3
35.08%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Sosua
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.34 DOP 78.8
$1.14 €0.98
17.54%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 DOP 106
$1.73 €1.49
4.05%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.16 DOP 68.3
$1.67 €1.44
-30.54%
Eggs
$1.83 DOP 108
$3.13 €2.7
-41.53%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.99 DOP 412
$13.31 €11.5
-47.48%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.29 DOP 370
$7.99 €6.9
-21.28%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.01 DOP 472
$15.97 €13.79
-49.84%
Apples (1kg)
$2.6 DOP 153
$2.28 €1.97
14.04%
Banana (1kg)
$0.78 DOP 45.91
$1.7 €1.47
-54.12%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.93 DOP 172
$2.04 €1.76
43.63%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.87 DOP 110
$2.55 €2.2
-26.67%
Potato (1kg)
$2.34 DOP 138
$1.76 €1.52
32.95%
Onion (1kg)
$2.32 DOP 137
$2.05 €1.77
13.17%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.04 DOP 61
$1.98 €1.71
-47.47%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.75 DOP 44.04
$0.81 €0.7
-7.41%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.64 DOP 332
$6.59 €5.69
-14.42%
Wine (Bottle)
$8 DOP 471
$5.87 €5.07
36.29%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.7 DOP 159
$1.33 €1.15
103.01%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.45 DOP 144
$2.92 €2.52
-16.10%
🚌 Getting Around
Sosua
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.66 DOP 38.99
$2.27 €1.96
-70.93%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$46.15 €39.85
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.33 DOP 196
$4.23 €3.66
-21.28%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.17 DOP 128
$0.86 €0.75
152.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.91 DOP 348
$18.68 €16.13
-68.36%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.28 DOP 75.6
$2.09 €1.81
-38.76%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.2K DOP 1.5M
$34.5K €29.8K
-23.99%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.9K DOP 1.9M
$39.6K €34.2K
-19.46%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Sosua
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$74.9 DOP 4,412
$148 €128
-49.48%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.02 DOP 1,178
$20.98 €18.11
-4.58%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.05 DOP 2,123
$39.65 €34.24
-9.08%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Sosua
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$25.7 DOP 1,513
$47.92 €41.37
-46.37%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.57 €16.03
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.64 DOP 391
$9.38 €8.1
-29.21%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Sosua
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$264 DOP 15.5K
$607 €524
-56.59%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,413 DOP 377.5K
$16.1K €13.9K
-60.20%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Sosua
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$59.1 DOP 3,481
$104 €90.1
-43.36%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$51 DOP 3,000
$41.09 €35.48
24.00%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$97.1 DOP 5,716
$92.7 €80
4.79%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$115 DOP 6,791
$119 €102
-2.77%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Sosua
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$467 DOP 27.5K
$1,592 €1,375
-70.67%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$466 DOP 27.4K
$1,262 €1,090
-63.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,474 DOP 86.8K
$3,046 €2,630
-51.61%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,296 DOP 76.3K
$2,069 €1,787
-37.34%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,500 DOP 88.3K
$7,280 €6,286
-79.39%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,382 DOP 81.4K
$4,549 €3,928
-69.62%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Sosua
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,462 €1,263
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.9
3.81
238.58%

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Last update for Sosua: October 27, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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