Cost of Living Comparison Between Vereeniging and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Vereeniging and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Vereeniging is 37.5% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 61.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Vereeniging is 35.7% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 53.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Vereeniging
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.62 R 153
$16.09 €13.89
-46.43%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$34.23 R 609
$64.1 €55.3
-46.57%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.62 R 82.1
$10.28 €8.88
-55.06%
Cappuccino
$2.09 R 37.09
$2.78 €2.4
-24.82%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 R 12.91
$2.23 €1.92
-67.26%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.57 R 10.12
$1.57 €1.35
-63.69%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.39 R 24.64
$3.41 €2.95
-59.24%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.26 R 40.2
$3.82 €3.3
-40.84%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Vereeniging
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.19 R 21.13
$1.14 €0.98
4.39%
White Bread (500g)
$1.06 R 18.78
$1.73 €1.49
-38.73%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.44 R 25.55
$1.67 €1.44
-13.77%
Eggs
$2.39 R 42.45
$3.13 €2.7
-23.64%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.54 R 134
$13.31 €11.5
-43.35%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.69 R 83.5
$7.99 €6.9
-41.30%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.46 R 115
$15.97 €13.79
-59.55%
Apples (1kg)
$1.51 R 26.93
$2.28 €1.97
-33.77%
Banana (1kg)
$1.45 R 25.78
$1.7 €1.47
-14.71%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.52 R 27.05
$2.04 €1.76
-25.49%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.64 R 29.16
$2.55 €2.2
-35.69%
Potato (1kg)
$1.3 R 23.17
$1.76 €1.52
-26.14%
Onion (1kg)
$1.2 R 21.39
$2.05 €1.77
-41.46%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.13 R 20.17
$1.98 €1.71
-42.93%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.06 R 18.86
$0.81 €0.7
30.86%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.83 R 50.3
$6.59 €5.69
-57.06%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.15 R 91.7
$5.87 €5.07
-12.27%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.56 R 27.7
$1.33 €1.15
17.29%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.85 R 32.83
$2.92 €2.52
-36.64%
🚌 Getting Around
Vereeniging
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.62 R 28.73
$2.27 €1.96
-28.63%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$46.15 €39.85
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.43 R 25.37
$4.23 €3.66
-66.19%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.31 R 23.29
$0.86 €0.75
52.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 R 55.3
$18.68 €16.13
-83.35%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 R 23.37
$2.09 €1.81
-37.32%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$14.5K R 257.4K
$34.5K €29.8K
-58.07%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20.3K R 361.1K
$39.6K €34.2K
-48.79%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Vereeniging
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$124 R 2,205
$148 €128
-16.44%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$37.36 R 664
$20.98 €18.11
78.07%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$37.45 R 666
$39.65 €34.24
-5.55%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Vereeniging
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$17 R 302
$47.92 €41.37
-64.52%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.57 €16.03
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.28 R 94
$9.38 €8.1
-43.71%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Vereeniging
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$130 R 2,314
$607 €524
-78.57%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,310 R 58.9K
$16.1K €13.9K
-79.45%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Vereeniging
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$50.2 R 892
$104 €90.1
-51.95%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$28.38 R 505
$41.09 €35.48
-30.93%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$87.7 R 1,560
$92.7 €80
-5.30%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$87.3 R 1,552
$119 €102
-26.43%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Vereeniging
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$249 R 4,430
$1,592 €1,375
-84.36%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$236 R 4,195
$1,262 €1,090
-81.31%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$864 R 15.4K
$3,046 €2,630
-71.64%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$615 R 10.9K
$2,069 €1,787
-70.27%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$713 R 12.7K
$7,280 €6,286
-90.21%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$648 R 11.5K
$4,549 €3,928
-85.75%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Vereeniging
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,379 R 24.5K
$1,462 €1,263
-5.74%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.69
3.81
206.82%

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

Last update for Vereeniging: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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