Berlin vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$4376
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1262
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$2117
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$437
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$1562
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	95	83
🏙️ Population	3.78M	546K

The cost of living in Berlin is 18% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1275th and 2184th ($2302 vs $1953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Portugal, respectively. Check Germany vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 35th and 574th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Lisbon

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	Berlin	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$4450
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$46.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$16697

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249