Lisbon vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$3867
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	93	91
😀 Quality of life	82	94
🏙️ Population	546K	1.49M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 23% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2695th and 1315th ($1694 vs $2188) 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 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 372nd and 48th 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	$12.3	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$4.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$18334

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599