Lisbon vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$5652
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$2574
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$3717
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	93	91
😀 Quality of life	82	94
🏙️ Population	546K	1.51M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 25% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2758th and 1056th ($1738 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Portugal and Germany, respectively. Check Portugal vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 437th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Munich

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	Lisbon	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$19483

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668