Lisbon vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$6593
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$10079
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$5638
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$6516
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$705
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$58.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$6335
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	93	21
😀 Quality of life	82	63
🏙️ Population	546K	38.4K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 74% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 2671st and 2nd ($1705 vs $6593) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Portugal and Monaco, respectively. Check Portugal vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1 months in Monaco City. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 475th and 4590th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Monaco City

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	Lisbon	Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$7.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$5.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$5775
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$5319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$6181
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$6198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$52.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	3.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$79784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$66886
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$3.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$8.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$11.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$5.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$79.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$80.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$35.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$151
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$2055
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$41744

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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

Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1364
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1673
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1650
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1362
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1707
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1344
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1074
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1203
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1512
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1338
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1308
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1470
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1209
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1424
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1568
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1293
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1571
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1401
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1389
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1202
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1496
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1348
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1478
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1162
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1434
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1503
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1338
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1271
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1157
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1328
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1474
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1280
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1495
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1334
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1371
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1310
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496