Lisbon vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$201
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	30
😀 Quality of life	82	36
🏙️ Population	546K	159K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 108% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 2758th and 6315th ($1738 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Portugal and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Portugal vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 437th and 7362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Praia

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	Lisbon	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$3052

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495