Berlin vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1278
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	95	82
🏙️ Population	3.78M	546K

The cost of living in Berlin is 19% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1762nd and 2671st ($2027 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Lisbon. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 21st and 475th 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	$14.6	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$15150

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112