Lisbon vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lisbon Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1738
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4010
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$1101
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$1921
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1351
$1865
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
92
😀 Quality of life
82
86
🏙️ Population
546K
1.38M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 6% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 2758th and 3084th ($1738 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Portugal and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Portugal vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 437th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Prague

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Lisbon Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.76
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1300
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2473
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6911
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3548
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.48
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.11
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.6
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.8
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16143
$12545

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi Almada
$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Amadora
$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Queluz
$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Odivelas
$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi Barreiro
$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi Amora
$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi Seixal
$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi Oeiras
$1618
13 km or 8 mi Agualva-Cacem
$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi Loures
$1453
17 km or 10 mi Montijo
$1491
18 km or 11 mi Moita
$1408
18 km or 11 mi Algueirao-Mem Martins
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Sintra
$1534
22 km or 14 mi Cascais
$1834
28 km or 17 mi Mafra
$1412
29 km or 18 mi Palmela
$1357
30 km or 19 mi Vila Franca de Xira
$1202
31 km or 19 mi Sesimbra
$1266
32 km or 20 mi Setubal
$1348
39 km or 24 mi Alenquer
$1312
42 km or 26 mi Torres Vedras
$1350
42 km or 26 mi Benavente
$1323
47 km or 29 mi Azambuja
$1314
47 km or 29 mi Salvaterra de Magos
$1321
58 km or 36 mi Cartaxo
$1301
61 km or 38 mi Lourinha
$1425
71 km or 44 mi Santarem
$1237
72 km or 45 mi Almeirim
$1256
73 km or 45 mi Peniche
$1624
77 km or 48 mi Caldas da Rainha
$1206
90 km or 56 mi Santiago do Cacem
$1351
94 km or 58 mi Alcobaca
$1275
101 km or 63 mi Torres Novas
$1213
103 km or 64 mi Porto de Mos
$1249
111 km or 69 mi Evora
$1228
115 km or 72 mi Ourem
$1221
117 km or 72 mi Marinha Grande
$1235
118 km or 73 mi Tomar
$1097
118 km or 73 mi Abrantes
$1162

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141