Lisbon vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$4454
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$1992
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$2307
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	93
😀 Quality of life	83	89
🏙️ Population	546K	1.4M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 2% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 2184th and 2387th ($1953 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.2 months in Prague. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 574th and 285th 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	$12.9	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$17389

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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 Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1678
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1375
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1139
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1895
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1103
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1114
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1227
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1525
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1200
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1364
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1272
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1188
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1472
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1265
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1280
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1305
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1321
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1288
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1476
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1301
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1133
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1478
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1531
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$980
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1305
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1494
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1476
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1383