Lisbon vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$211
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	30
😀 Quality of life	84	43
🏙️ Population	546K	159K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 96% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 2357th and 5871st ($1889 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 479th and 7431st 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	$12.9	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$3216

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506