Lisbon vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$3560
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	93	90
😀 Quality of life	82	93
🏙️ Population	546K	1.51M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 23% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2671st and 1352nd ($1705 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Portugal and Germany, respectively. Check Portugal vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 475th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Munich

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	Lisbon	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$14702

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560