Cost of Living Comparison Between Vacoas and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Vacoas and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Vacoas is 48.4% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 67.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Vacoas is 47.2% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 66.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Vacoas
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.76 MUR 304
$16.09 €13.89
-57.99%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$32.67 MUR 1,470
$64.1 €55.3
-49.01%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.14 MUR 231
$10.28 €8.88
-50.00%
Cappuccino
$2.54 MUR 114
$2.78 €2.4
-8.63%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.03 MUR 46.52
$2.23 €1.92
-53.81%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.55 MUR 24.95
$1.57 €1.35
-64.97%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.18 MUR 98.2
$3.41 €2.95
-36.07%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.95 MUR 87.5
$3.82 €3.3
-48.95%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Vacoas
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.28 MUR 57.5
$1.14 €0.98
12.28%
White Bread (500g)
$0.71 MUR 31.79
$1.73 €1.49
-58.96%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.32 MUR 59.5
$1.67 €1.44
-20.96%
Eggs
$2.11 MUR 94.9
$3.13 €2.7
-32.59%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$2.72 MUR 123
$13.31 €11.5
-79.56%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.05 MUR 137
$7.99 €6.9
-61.83%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.42 MUR 244
$15.97 €13.79
-66.06%
Apples (1kg)
$2.04 MUR 91.7
$2.28 €1.97
-10.53%
Banana (1kg)
$2 MUR 89.8
$1.7 €1.47
17.65%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.45 MUR 65.3
$2.04 €1.76
-28.92%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.6 MUR 117
$2.55 €2.2
1.96%
Potato (1kg)
$0.99 MUR 44.6
$1.76 €1.52
-43.75%
Onion (1kg)
$0.93 MUR 41.9
$2.05 €1.77
-54.63%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.85 MUR 38.3
$1.98 €1.71
-57.07%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.76 MUR 33.99
$0.81 €0.7
-6.17%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.57 MUR 250
$6.59 €5.69
-15.48%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.52 MUR 293
$5.87 €5.07
11.07%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.43 MUR 64.4
$1.33 €1.15
7.52%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.17 MUR 97.7
$2.92 €2.52
-25.68%
🚌 Getting Around
Vacoas
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.95 MUR 42.97
$2.27 €1.96
-58.15%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$46.15 €39.85
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.32 MUR 194
$4.23 €3.66
2.13%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.69 MUR 121
$0.86 €0.75
212.79%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.45 MUR 200
$18.68 €16.13
-76.18%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.41 MUR 63.4
$2.09 €1.81
-32.54%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.6K MUR 1.2M
$34.5K €29.8K
-23.02%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.9K MUR 1.3M
$39.6K €34.2K
-27.04%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Vacoas
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$50 MUR 2,252
$148 €128
-66.27%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$10.9 MUR 491
$20.98 €18.11
-48.05%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$26.17 MUR 1,177
$39.65 €34.24
-34.00%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Vacoas
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$26.63 MUR 1,198
$47.92 €41.37
-44.43%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.57 €16.03
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.55 MUR 250
$9.38 €8.1
-40.83%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Vacoas
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$154 MUR 6,931
$607 €524
-74.64%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,984 MUR 179.3K
$16.1K €13.9K
-75.27%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Vacoas
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$29.2 MUR 1,314
$104 €90.1
-72.03%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$28.89 MUR 1,300
$41.09 €35.48
-29.69%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$67.2 MUR 3,022
$92.7 €80
-27.51%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$58.1 MUR 2,613
$119 €102
-51.05%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Vacoas
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$261 MUR 11.7K
$1,592 €1,375
-83.61%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$239 MUR 10.8K
$1,262 €1,090
-81.07%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$510 MUR 23K
$3,046 €2,630
-83.26%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$322 MUR 14.5K
$2,069 €1,787
-84.43%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,728 MUR 122.8K
$7,280 €6,286
-62.53%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,385 MUR 107.3K
$4,549 €3,928
-47.56%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Vacoas
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$722 MUR 32.5K
$1,462 €1,263
-50.62%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.25
3.81
11.55%

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Last update for Vacoas: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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