Lisbon vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$4625
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$1124
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$3476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	83
😀 Quality of life	82	93
🏙️ Population	546K	633K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 13% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 2671st and 1961st ($1705 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Portugal and Germany, respectively. Check Portugal vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 475th and 63rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Stuttgart

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	Lisbon	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$15338

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1670
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1661
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1637
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1650
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1542
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1633
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1625
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1610
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1618
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1837
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1436
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1623
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1529
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1619
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1205
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1696
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1609
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1599
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1668
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1599
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1530
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1596
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1647
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1618
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1581