Lisbon vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$1767
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$4215
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$898
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$1523
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$3627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	56
😀 Quality of life	84	92
🏙️ Population	546K	526K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 7% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 2357th and 2865th ($1889 vs $1767) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 145th 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 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Nuremberg ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 479th and 132nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Nuremberg

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	Lisbon	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$868
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$608
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$297
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$7384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$4983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$15497

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719