Lisbon vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$4507
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	93	90
😀 Quality of life	83	94
🏙️ Population	546K	1.51M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 22% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2184th and 889th ($1953 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Portugal and Germany, respectively. Check Portugal vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 574th and 38th 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	$12.9	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$16629

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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

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748