Lisbon vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lisbon	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1966	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$4415
🏠 One person rent	$1259	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$2162	$1957
🍽️ Food expenses	$446	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1605	$2366
😷 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 4% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 2123rd and 2377th ($1966 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 532nd and 244th 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	$14.7	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.4	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7840	$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4420	$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.3	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.15	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17788	$19039

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1661
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1402
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1115
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1276
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1094
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1107
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1216
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1517
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1174
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1397
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1250
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1174
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1460
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1258
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1259
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1280
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1412
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1424
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1289
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1108
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1412
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1448
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$956
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1316
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1503
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1410
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1340